diff --git a/nzxt-kraken3.c b/nzxt-kraken3.c
index 32c74ca..3466611 100644
--- a/nzxt-kraken3.c
+++ b/nzxt-kraken3.c
@@ -272,9 +272,10 @@ static int kraken3_read(struct device *dev, enum hwmon_sensor_types type, u32 at
 				if (ret < 0)
 					return ret;
 			} else {
-				/* Wait for the main reader */
-				if (wait_event_interruptible
-				    (priv->z53_reader_wq, priv->z53_status_processed))
+				/* Wait for the main reader with a timeout of 2 * STATUS_VALIDITY */
+				if (wait_event_interruptible_timeout
+				    (priv->z53_reader_wq, priv->z53_status_processed,
+				     msecs_to_jiffies(2 * STATUS_VALIDITY * 1000)) <= 0)
 					return -ENODATA;
 
 				/* Return saved error code if reader failed in some way */