diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_sideband.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_sideband.c
index 97893457ddb8..7dea3c382892 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_sideband.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_sideband.c
@@ -206,8 +206,9 @@ u32 intel_sbi_read(struct drm_i915_private *dev_priv, u16 reg,
 	u32 value = 0;
 	WARN_ON(!mutex_is_locked(&dev_priv->sb_lock));
 
-	if (wait_for((I915_READ(SBI_CTL_STAT) & SBI_BUSY) == 0,
-				100)) {
+	if (intel_wait_for_register(dev_priv,
+				    SBI_CTL_STAT, SBI_BUSY, 0,
+				    100)) {
 		DRM_ERROR("timeout waiting for SBI to become ready\n");
 		return 0;
 	}