diff --git a/src/sys/driver.h b/src/sys/driver.h
index 22408acb..cc5a97bd 100644
--- a/src/sys/driver.h
+++ b/src/sys/driver.h
@@ -730,6 +730,7 @@ VOID FspDeviceDeleteAll(VOID);
     //    STATUS_VOLUME_DISMOUNTED : STATUS_DEVICE_NOT_CONNECTED)
 
 /* volume management */
+#define FspVolumeTransactEarlyTimeout   (1 * 10000ULL)
 NTSTATUS FspVolumeCreate(
     PDEVICE_OBJECT FsctlDeviceObject, PIRP Irp, PIO_STACK_LOCATION IrpSp);
 VOID FspVolumeDelete(
diff --git a/src/sys/volume.c b/src/sys/volume.c
index 43e8f811..8e04e671 100644
--- a/src/sys/volume.c
+++ b/src/sys/volume.c
@@ -619,7 +619,9 @@ NTSTATUS FspVolumeTransact(
 
     /* wait for an IRP to arrive */
     KeQuerySystemTime(&Timeout);
-    Timeout.QuadPart += FsvolDeviceExtension->VolumeParams.TransactTimeout * 10000ULL;
+    Timeout.QuadPart += 0 == RepostedIrp ?
+        FsvolDeviceExtension->VolumeParams.TransactTimeout * 10000ULL :
+        FspVolumeTransactEarlyTimeout;
         /* convert millis to nanos and add to absolute time */
     while (0 == (PendingIrp = FspIoqNextPendingIrp(FsvolDeviceExtension->Ioq, 0, &Timeout, Irp)))
     {