diff --git a/drivers/staging/comedi/drivers/addi-data/addi_amcc_S5920.c b/drivers/staging/comedi/drivers/addi-data/addi_amcc_S5920.c
index 556ed46d78a7..6e9e7ed4dba9 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/comedi/drivers/addi-data/addi_amcc_S5920.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/comedi/drivers/addi-data/addi_amcc_S5920.c
@@ -180,7 +180,7 @@ int i_AddiHeaderRW_ReadEeprom(int i_NbOfWordsToRead,
 			}
 
 			/* Sleep */
-			for (i = 0; i < 10000; i++) ;
+			msleep(1);
 
 		}
 		w_ReadWord =
diff --git a/drivers/staging/comedi/drivers/addi-data/hwdrv_apci3200.c b/drivers/staging/comedi/drivers/addi-data/hwdrv_apci3200.c
index 89d4e21b9954..9b53255bd45b 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/comedi/drivers/addi-data/hwdrv_apci3200.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/comedi/drivers/addi-data/hwdrv_apci3200.c
@@ -224,7 +224,7 @@ int i_AddiHeaderRW_ReadEeprom(int i_NbOfWordsToRead,
 
 
 			/* Sleep */
-			for (i = 0; i < 10000; i++) ;
+			msleep(1);
 
 		}
 		w_ReadWord =