diff --git a/sound/pci/hda/hda_intel.c b/sound/pci/hda/hda_intel.c
index 6e958bf941915f3c2b8cb744e12a74a47896cfdf..1f350522bed436812b794c2544f39674ec4a868d 100644
--- a/sound/pci/hda/hda_intel.c
+++ b/sound/pci/hda/hda_intel.c
@@ -783,11 +783,13 @@ static unsigned int azx_rirb_get_response(struct hda_bus *bus,
 {
 	struct azx *chip = bus->private_data;
 	unsigned long timeout;
+	unsigned long loopcounter;
 	int do_poll = 0;
 
  again:
 	timeout = jiffies + msecs_to_jiffies(1000);
-	for (;;) {
+
+	for (loopcounter = 0;; loopcounter++) {
 		if (chip->polling_mode || do_poll) {
 			spin_lock_irq(&chip->reg_lock);
 			azx_update_rirb(chip);
@@ -803,7 +805,7 @@ static unsigned int azx_rirb_get_response(struct hda_bus *bus,
 		}
 		if (time_after(jiffies, timeout))
 			break;
-		if (bus->needs_damn_long_delay)
+		if (bus->needs_damn_long_delay || loopcounter > 3000)
 			msleep(2); /* temporary workaround */
 		else {
 			udelay(10);