diff --git a/sound/pci/hda/hda_intel.c b/sound/pci/hda/hda_intel.c
index 38c591649147..41edf85db38b 100644
--- a/sound/pci/hda/hda_intel.c
+++ b/sound/pci/hda/hda_intel.c
@@ -561,7 +561,8 @@ static unsigned int azx_rirb_get_response(struct hda_codec *codec)
 		}
 		if (!chip->rirb.cmds)
 			return chip->rirb.res; /* the last value */
-		schedule_timeout_uninterruptible(1);
+		udelay(10);
+		cond_resched();
 	} while (time_after_eq(timeout, jiffies));
 
 	if (chip->msi) {