diff --git a/drivers/usb/host/ehci-hcd.c b/drivers/usb/host/ehci-hcd.c
index 6eb38a4..70c02c9 100644
--- a/drivers/usb/host/ehci-hcd.c
+++ b/drivers/usb/host/ehci-hcd.c
@@ -319,6 +319,7 @@
 	uint32_t endpt, token, usbsts;
 	uint32_t c, toggle;
 	uint32_t cmd;
+	int timeout;
 	int ret = 0;
 
 	debug("dev=%p, pipe=%lx, buffer=%p, length=%d, req=%p\n", dev, pipe,
@@ -447,6 +448,7 @@
 	/* Wait for TDs to be processed. */
 	ts = get_timer(0);
 	vtd = td;
+	timeout = USB_TIMEOUT_MS(pipe);
 	do {
 		/* Invalidate dcache */
 		ehci_invalidate_dcache(&qh_list);
@@ -454,7 +456,13 @@
 		if (!(token & 0x80))
 			break;
 		WATCHDOG_RESET();
-	} while (get_timer(ts) < CONFIG_SYS_HZ);
+	} while (get_timer(ts) < timeout);
+
+	/* Check that the TD processing happened */
+	if (token & 0x80) {
+		printf("EHCI timed out on TD - token=%#x\n", token);
+		goto fail;
+	}
 
 	/* Disable async schedule. */
 	cmd = ehci_readl(&hcor->or_usbcmd);
diff --git a/drivers/usb/host/ohci-hcd.c b/drivers/usb/host/ohci-hcd.c
index d246978..bc8bb20 100644
--- a/drivers/usb/host/ohci-hcd.c
+++ b/drivers/usb/host/ohci-hcd.c
@@ -1524,12 +1524,7 @@
 	/* ohci_dump_status(&gohci); */
 #endif
 
-	/* allow more time for a BULK device to react - some are slow */
-#define BULK_TO	 5000	/* timeout in milliseconds */
-	if (usb_pipebulk(pipe))
-		timeout = BULK_TO;
-	else
-		timeout = 1000;
+	timeout = USB_TIMEOUT_MS(pipe);
 
 	/* wait for it to complete */
 	for (;;) {