diff --git a/sound/pci/ali5451/ali5451.c b/sound/pci/ali5451/ali5451.c
index c551006..76d76c0 100644
--- a/sound/pci/ali5451/ali5451.c
+++ b/sound/pci/ali5451/ali5451.c
@@ -310,12 +310,16 @@
 	unsigned int res;
 	
 	end_time = jiffies + msecs_to_jiffies(250);
-	do {
+
+	for (;;) {
 		res = snd_ali_5451_peek(codec,port);
 		if (!(res & 0x8000))
 			return 0;
+		if (!time_after_eq(end_time, jiffies))
+			break;
 		schedule_timeout_uninterruptible(1);
-	} while (time_after_eq(end_time, jiffies));
+	}
+
 	snd_ali_5451_poke(codec, port, res & ~0x8000);
 	snd_printdd("ali_codec_ready: codec is not ready.\n ");
 	return -EIO;
@@ -327,15 +331,17 @@
 	unsigned long dwChk1,dwChk2;
 	
 	dwChk1 = snd_ali_5451_peek(codec, ALI_STIMER);
-	dwChk2 = snd_ali_5451_peek(codec, ALI_STIMER);
-
 	end_time = jiffies + msecs_to_jiffies(250);
-	do {
+
+	for (;;) {
 		dwChk2 = snd_ali_5451_peek(codec, ALI_STIMER);
 		if (dwChk2 != dwChk1)
 			return 0;
+		if (!time_after_eq(end_time, jiffies))
+			break;
 		schedule_timeout_uninterruptible(1);
-	} while (time_after_eq(end_time, jiffies));
+	}
+
 	snd_printk(KERN_ERR "ali_stimer_read: stimer is not ready.\n");
 	return -EIO;
 }