diff --git a/arch/powerpc/platforms/powernv/setup.c b/arch/powerpc/platforms/powernv/setup.c
index 678573c4ac494..d9b88fa7c5a34 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/platforms/powernv/setup.c
+++ b/arch/powerpc/platforms/powernv/setup.c
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@
 
 static void __init pnv_setup_arch(void)
 {
+	set_arch_panic_timeout(10, ARCH_PANIC_TIMEOUT);
+
 	/* Initialize SMP */
 	pnv_smp_init();