diff --git a/drivers/staging/media/sunxi/cedrus/cedrus_h265.c b/drivers/staging/media/sunxi/cedrus/cedrus_h265.c
index f703c585d91c..4952fc17f3e6 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/media/sunxi/cedrus/cedrus_h265.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/media/sunxi/cedrus/cedrus_h265.c
@@ -234,8 +234,9 @@ static void cedrus_h265_skip_bits(struct cedrus_dev *dev, int num)
 		cedrus_write(dev, VE_DEC_H265_TRIGGER,
 			     VE_DEC_H265_TRIGGER_FLUSH_BITS |
 			     VE_DEC_H265_TRIGGER_TYPE_N_BITS(tmp));
-		while (cedrus_read(dev, VE_DEC_H265_STATUS) & VE_DEC_H265_STATUS_VLD_BUSY)
-			udelay(1);
+
+		if (cedrus_wait_for(dev, VE_DEC_H265_STATUS, VE_DEC_H265_STATUS_VLD_BUSY))
+			dev_err_ratelimited(dev->dev, "timed out waiting to skip bits\n");
 
 		count += tmp;
 	}