diff --git a/drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-designware-core.c b/drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-designware-core.c
index 5cc4ebf29b0a..7c10c5bd36dc 100644
--- a/drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-designware-core.c
+++ b/drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-designware-core.c
@@ -355,7 +355,7 @@ static int i2c_dw_wait_bus_not_busy(struct dw_i2c_dev *dev)
 			return -ETIMEDOUT;
 		}
 		timeout--;
-		mdelay(1);
+		usleep_range(1000, 1100);
 	}
 
 	return 0;