static int *check_rtc_access_enable(struct nuc900_rtc *nuc900_rtc)
 {
-       unsigned int i;
+       unsigned int i, timeout = 0x1000;
        __raw_writel(INIRRESET, nuc900_rtc->rtc_reg + REG_RTC_INIR);
 
        mdelay(10);
 
        __raw_writel(AERPOWERON, nuc900_rtc->rtc_reg + REG_RTC_AER);
 
-       for (i = 0; i < 1000; i++) {
-               if (__raw_readl(nuc900_rtc->rtc_reg + REG_RTC_AER) & AERRWENB)
-                       return 0;
-       }
+       while (!(__raw_readl(nuc900_rtc->rtc_reg + REG_RTC_AER) & AERRWENB)
+                                                               && timeout--)
+               mdelay(1);
 
-       if ((__raw_readl(nuc900_rtc->rtc_reg + REG_RTC_AER) & AERRWENB) == 0x0)
-               return ERR_PTR(-ENODEV);
+       if (!timeout)
+               return ERR_PTR(-EPERM);
 
-       return ERR_PTR(-EPERM);
+       return 0;
 }
 
 static void nuc900_rtc_bcd2bin(unsigned int timereg,