diff --git a/drivers/net/irda/w83977af_ir.c b/drivers/net/irda/w83977af_ir.c
index 4e3d2e7c697c76f483eb264b1c5da9244eb434c6..e8c3a8c32534b41d3e44397217da9ae68565b95d 100644
--- a/drivers/net/irda/w83977af_ir.c
+++ b/drivers/net/irda/w83977af_ir.c
@@ -518,7 +518,9 @@ static netdev_tx_t w83977af_hard_xmit(struct sk_buff *skb,
 		
 		mtt = irda_get_mtt(skb);
 		pr_debug("%s(%ld), mtt=%d\n", __func__ , jiffies, mtt);
-			if (mtt)
+			if (mtt > 1000)
+				mdelay(mtt/1000);
+			else if (mtt)
 				udelay(mtt);
 
 			/* Enable DMA interrupt */