diff --git a/drivers/nand/nand_base.c b/drivers/nand/nand_base.c
index b7a5d32fb3..8237f4a8b3 100644
--- a/drivers/nand/nand_base.c
+++ b/drivers/nand/nand_base.c
@@ -838,9 +838,9 @@ static int nand_wait(struct mtd_info *mtd, struct nand_chip *this, int state)
 	unsigned long	timeo;
 
 	if (state == FL_ERASING)
-		timeo = CFG_HZ * 400;
+		timeo += (HZ * 400) / 1000;
 	else
-		timeo = CFG_HZ * 20;
+		timeo += (HZ * 20) / 1000;
 
 	if ((state == FL_ERASING) && (this->options & NAND_IS_AND))
 		this->cmdfunc(mtd, NAND_CMD_STATUS_MULTI, -1, -1);
@@ -852,8 +852,8 @@ static int nand_wait(struct mtd_info *mtd, struct nand_chip *this, int state)
 	while (1) {
 		if (get_timer(0) > timeo) {
 			printf("Timeout!");
-			return 0;
-			}
+			return 0x01;
+		}
 
 		if (this->dev_ready) {
 			if (this->dev_ready(mtd))