diff --git a/sound/pci/hda/hda_codec.h b/sound/pci/hda/hda_codec.h
index 20be7761562d4b674fd8cb2e255954d6a85efe32..719e46f6fb36dfd316ef4e93e32ebe5bdaadb859 100644
--- a/sound/pci/hda/hda_codec.h
+++ b/sound/pci/hda/hda_codec.h
@@ -464,6 +464,9 @@ struct hda_bus {
 	struct hda_bus_unsolicited *unsol;
 
 	struct snd_info_entry *proc;
+
+	/* misc op flags */
+	unsigned int needs_damn_long_delay :1;
 };
 
 /*
diff --git a/sound/pci/hda/hda_intel.c b/sound/pci/hda/hda_intel.c
index 5f2c3ca863db18b8691115a65518bb86bc854c48..fe07bdff60d015064463dc020573e384446c3143 100644
--- a/sound/pci/hda/hda_intel.c
+++ b/sound/pci/hda/hda_intel.c
@@ -559,8 +559,12 @@ static unsigned int azx_rirb_get_response(struct hda_codec *codec)
 		}
 		if (!chip->rirb.cmds)
 			return chip->rirb.res; /* the last value */
-		udelay(10);
-		cond_resched();
+		if (codec->bus->needs_damn_long_delay)
+			msleep(2); /* temporary workaround */
+		else {
+			udelay(10);
+			cond_resched();
+		}
 	} while (time_after_eq(timeout, jiffies));
 
 	if (chip->msi) {
diff --git a/sound/pci/hda/patch_sigmatel.c b/sound/pci/hda/patch_sigmatel.c
index 1d643b9771a078f3e671a019f0115e2a9f7d4e57..24137bc975c435efa212a8022294151a95332e2a 100644
--- a/sound/pci/hda/patch_sigmatel.c
+++ b/sound/pci/hda/patch_sigmatel.c
@@ -3472,6 +3472,18 @@ static int patch_stac927x(struct hda_codec *codec)
 
 	codec->patch_ops = stac92xx_patch_ops;
 
+	/*
+	 * !!FIXME!!
+	 * The STAC927x seem to require fairly long delays for certain
+	 * command sequences.  With too short delays (even if the answer
+	 * is set to RIRB properly), it results in the silence output
+	 * on some hardwares like Dell.
+	 *
+	 * The below flag enables the longer delay (see get_response
+	 * in hda_intel.c).
+	 */
+	codec->bus->needs_damn_long_delay = 1;
+
 	return 0;
 }