diff --git a/sound/usb/6fire/comm.c b/sound/usb/6fire/comm.c
index 161215d78d95..f29c115b9d56 100644
--- a/sound/usb/6fire/comm.c
+++ b/sound/usb/6fire/comm.c
@@ -99,7 +99,7 @@ static int usb6fire_comm_send_buffer(u8 *buffer, struct usb_device *dev)
 	int actual_len;
 
 	ret = usb_interrupt_msg(dev, usb_sndintpipe(dev, COMM_EP),
-			buffer, buffer[1] + 2, &actual_len, HZ);
+			buffer, buffer[1] + 2, &actual_len, 1000);
 	if (ret < 0)
 		return ret;
 	else if (actual_len != buffer[1] + 2)
diff --git a/sound/usb/6fire/firmware.c b/sound/usb/6fire/firmware.c
index 9520b4cd7038..7a89111041ed 100644
--- a/sound/usb/6fire/firmware.c
+++ b/sound/usb/6fire/firmware.c
@@ -166,7 +166,7 @@ static int usb6fire_fw_ezusb_write(struct usb_device *device,
 
 	ret = usb_control_msg(device, usb_sndctrlpipe(device, 0), type,
 			USB_DIR_OUT | USB_TYPE_VENDOR | USB_RECIP_DEVICE,
-			value, 0, data, len, HZ);
+			value, 0, data, len, 1000);
 	if (ret < 0)
 		return ret;
 	else if (ret != len)
@@ -179,7 +179,7 @@ static int usb6fire_fw_ezusb_read(struct usb_device *device,
 {
 	int ret = usb_control_msg(device, usb_rcvctrlpipe(device, 0), type,
 			USB_DIR_IN | USB_TYPE_VENDOR | USB_RECIP_DEVICE, value,
-			0, data, len, HZ);
+			0, data, len, 1000);
 	if (ret < 0)
 		return ret;
 	else if (ret != len)
@@ -194,7 +194,7 @@ static int usb6fire_fw_fpga_write(struct usb_device *device,
 	int ret;
 
 	ret = usb_bulk_msg(device, usb_sndbulkpipe(device, FPGA_EP), data, len,
-			&actual_len, HZ);
+			&actual_len, 1000);
 	if (ret < 0)
 		return ret;
 	else if (actual_len != len)