diff --git a/lib/sdk/adapters/usbboot/protocol.js b/lib/sdk/adapters/usbboot/protocol.js
index dcc91914..9a4a68e9 100644
--- a/lib/sdk/adapters/usbboot/protocol.js
+++ b/lib/sdk/adapters/usbboot/protocol.js
@@ -112,8 +112,7 @@ const USB_REQUEST_DELAY_MS = 1000
  * @type {Number}
  * @constant
  */
-// In node-usb, 0 means "infinite" timeout
-const USB_BULK_TRANSFER_TIMEOUT_MS = 0
+const USB_BULK_TRANSFER_TIMEOUT_MS = 10000
 
 /**
  * @summary The amount of bits to shift to the right on a control transfer index