diff --git a/sound/hda/hdac_controller.c b/sound/hda/hdac_controller.c
index cd1c3b282657..61950b83b8c9 100644
--- a/sound/hda/hdac_controller.c
+++ b/sound/hda/hdac_controller.c
@@ -241,30 +241,42 @@ int snd_hdac_bus_get_response(struct hdac_bus *bus, unsigned int addr,
 {
 	unsigned long timeout;
 	unsigned long loopcounter;
+	wait_queue_entry_t wait;
 
+	init_wait_entry(&wait, 0);
 	timeout = jiffies + msecs_to_jiffies(1000);
 
 	for (loopcounter = 0;; loopcounter++) {
 		spin_lock_irq(&bus->reg_lock);
+		if (!bus->polling_mode)
+			prepare_to_wait(&bus->rirb_wq, &wait,
+					TASK_UNINTERRUPTIBLE);
 		if (bus->polling_mode)
 			snd_hdac_bus_update_rirb(bus);
 		if (!bus->rirb.cmds[addr]) {
 			if (res)
 				*res = bus->rirb.res[addr]; /* the last value */
+			if (!bus->polling_mode)
+				finish_wait(&bus->rirb_wq, &wait);
 			spin_unlock_irq(&bus->reg_lock);
 			return 0;
 		}
 		spin_unlock_irq(&bus->reg_lock);
 		if (time_after(jiffies, timeout))
 			break;
-		if (loopcounter > 3000)
+		if (!bus->polling_mode) {
+			schedule_timeout(msecs_to_jiffies(2));
+		} else if (loopcounter > 3000) {
 			msleep(2); /* temporary workaround */
-		else {
+		} else {
 			udelay(10);
 			cond_resched();
 		}
 	}
 
+	if (!bus->polling_mode)
+		finish_wait(&bus->rirb_wq, &wait);
+
 	return -EIO;
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(snd_hdac_bus_get_response);