diff --git a/arch/sh/boards/mach-se/7724/setup.c b/arch/sh/boards/mach-se/7724/setup.c
index 5d0f70b46c97435dab2e565498ec33cf98ba34f3..858ecb25d4699a5e42a4a2f05ed1e9e710170cb6 100644
--- a/arch/sh/boards/mach-se/7724/setup.c
+++ b/arch/sh/boards/mach-se/7724/setup.c
@@ -533,7 +533,7 @@ static int __init sh_eth_is_eeprom_ready(void)
 	while (t--) {
 		if (!ctrl_inw(EEPROM_STAT))
 			return 1;
-		cpu_relax();
+		udelay(1);
 	}
 
 	printk(KERN_ERR "ms7724se can not access to eeprom\n");