#define M_TACH_UNIT 0x00c0
 #define INIT_FAN_CTRL 0xFF
 
+/* How long we sleep in us while waiting for an RPM result. */
+#define ASPEED_RPM_STATUS_SLEEP_USEC   500
+
 struct aspeed_pwm_tacho_data {
        struct regmap *regmap;
        unsigned long clk_freq;
 static int aspeed_get_fan_tach_ch_rpm(struct aspeed_pwm_tacho_data *priv,
                                      u8 fan_tach_ch)
 {
-       u32 raw_data, tach_div, clk_source, sec, val;
+       u32 raw_data, tach_div, clk_source, msec, usec, val;
        u8 fan_tach_ch_source, type, mode, both;
+       int ret;
 
        regmap_write(priv->regmap, ASPEED_PTCR_TRIGGER, 0);
        regmap_write(priv->regmap, ASPEED_PTCR_TRIGGER, 0x1 << fan_tach_ch);
        fan_tach_ch_source = priv->fan_tach_ch_source[fan_tach_ch];
        type = priv->pwm_port_type[fan_tach_ch_source];
 
-       sec = (1000 / aspeed_get_fan_tach_ch_measure_period(priv, type));
-       msleep(sec);
+       msec = (1000 / aspeed_get_fan_tach_ch_measure_period(priv, type));
+       usec = msec * 1000;
+
+       ret = regmap_read_poll_timeout(
+               priv->regmap,
+               ASPEED_PTCR_RESULT,
+               val,
+               (val & RESULT_STATUS_MASK),
+               ASPEED_RPM_STATUS_SLEEP_USEC,
+               usec);
 
-       regmap_read(priv->regmap, ASPEED_PTCR_RESULT, &val);
-       if (!(val & RESULT_STATUS_MASK))
-               return -ETIMEDOUT;
+       /* return -ETIMEDOUT if we didn't get an answer. */
+       if (ret)
+               return ret;
 
        raw_data = val & RESULT_VALUE_MASK;
        tach_div = priv->type_fan_tach_clock_division[type];