diff --git a/Kernel/Devices/HID/I8042Controller.cpp b/Kernel/Devices/HID/I8042Controller.cpp
index b6253e3e30..a302449be0 100644
--- a/Kernel/Devices/HID/I8042Controller.cpp
+++ b/Kernel/Devices/HID/I8042Controller.cpp
@@ -268,17 +268,17 @@ ErrorOr<void> I8042Controller::prepare_for_input(HIDDevice::Type device)
 {
     VERIFY(m_lock.is_locked());
     u8 const second_port_flag = device == HIDDevice::Type::Keyboard ? 0 : I8042StatusFlag::SecondPS2PortOutputBuffer;
-    for (int attempt = 0; attempt < 5; attempt++) {
+    for (int attempt = 0; attempt < 50; attempt++) {
         u8 status = IO::in8(I8042Port::Status);
         if (!(status & I8042StatusFlag::OutputBuffer)) {
-            IO::delay(100);
+            IO::delay(1000);
             continue;
         }
         if (device == HIDDevice::Type::Unknown)
             return {};
         if ((status & I8042StatusFlag::SecondPS2PortOutputBuffer) == second_port_flag)
             return {};
-        IO::delay(100);
+        IO::delay(1000);
     }
     return Error::from_errno(EBUSY);
 }
@@ -286,11 +286,11 @@ ErrorOr<void> I8042Controller::prepare_for_input(HIDDevice::Type device)
 ErrorOr<void> I8042Controller::prepare_for_output()
 {
     VERIFY(m_lock.is_locked());
-    for (int attempt = 0; attempt < 5; attempt++) {
+    for (int attempt = 0; attempt < 50; attempt++) {
         u8 status = IO::in8(I8042Port::Status);
         if (!(status & I8042StatusFlag::InputBuffer))
             return {};
-        IO::delay(100);
+        IO::delay(1000);
     }
     return Error::from_errno(EBUSY);
 }