diff --git a/sound/pci/intel8x0m.c b/sound/pci/intel8x0m.c
index 13cec1e..b1c926c 100644
--- a/sound/pci/intel8x0m.c
+++ b/sound/pci/intel8x0m.c
@@ -894,7 +894,8 @@
 	/* finish cold or do warm reset */
 	cnt |= (cnt & ICH_AC97COLD) == 0 ? ICH_AC97COLD : ICH_AC97WARM;
 	iputdword(chip, ICHREG(GLOB_CNT), cnt);
-	end_time = (jiffies + (HZ / 4)) + 1;
+	usleep_range(500, 1000); /* give warm reset some time */
+	end_time = jiffies + HZ / 4;
 	do {
 		if ((igetdword(chip, ICHREG(GLOB_CNT)) & ICH_AC97WARM) == 0)
 			goto __ok;