diff --git a/fs/timerfd.c b/fs/timerfd.c
index 98158de..b86ab8e 100644
--- a/fs/timerfd.c
+++ b/fs/timerfd.c
@@ -110,31 +110,14 @@
 	struct timerfd_ctx *ctx = file->private_data;
 	ssize_t res;
 	u64 ticks = 0;
-	DECLARE_WAITQUEUE(wait, current);
 
 	if (count < sizeof(ticks))
 		return -EINVAL;
 	spin_lock_irq(&ctx->wqh.lock);
-	res = -EAGAIN;
-	if (!ctx->ticks && !(file->f_flags & O_NONBLOCK)) {
-		__add_wait_queue(&ctx->wqh, &wait);
-		for (res = 0;;) {
-			set_current_state(TASK_INTERRUPTIBLE);
-			if (ctx->ticks) {
-				res = 0;
-				break;
-			}
-			if (signal_pending(current)) {
-				res = -ERESTARTSYS;
-				break;
-			}
-			spin_unlock_irq(&ctx->wqh.lock);
-			schedule();
-			spin_lock_irq(&ctx->wqh.lock);
-		}
-		__remove_wait_queue(&ctx->wqh, &wait);
-		__set_current_state(TASK_RUNNING);
-	}
+	if (file->f_flags & O_NONBLOCK)
+		res = -EAGAIN;
+	else
+		res = wait_event_interruptible_locked_irq(ctx->wqh, ctx->ticks);
 	if (ctx->ticks) {
 		ticks = ctx->ticks;
 		if (ctx->expired && ctx->tintv.tv64) {