diff --git a/sys/dev/misc/ipmi/ipmi_kcs.c b/sys/dev/misc/ipmi/ipmi_kcs.c
--- a/sys/dev/misc/ipmi/ipmi_kcs.c
+++ b/sys/dev/misc/ipmi/ipmi_kcs.c
@@ -193,7 +193,7 @@
 		status = kcs_wait_for_ibf(sc, 0);
 		if (KCS_STATUS_STATE(status) == KCS_STATUS_STATE_WRITE)
 			break;
-		DELAY(1000000);
+		DELAY(10000);
 	}
 
 	if (KCS_STATUS_STATE(status) != KCS_STATUS_STATE_WRITE)