diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/nvkm/engine/mpeg/nv31.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/nvkm/engine/mpeg/nv31.c
index 2b86575ddcde97febacd401fe3a2435e72350d2f..4ea554e81a2963f34965a11d8bac9a1fc6f7c579 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/nvkm/engine/mpeg/nv31.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/nvkm/engine/mpeg/nv31.c
@@ -288,7 +288,10 @@ nv31_mpeg_init(struct nvkm_object *object)
 	nvkm_wr32(device, 0x00b100, 0xffffffff);
 	nvkm_wr32(device, 0x00b140, 0xffffffff);
 
-	if (!nv_wait(mpeg, 0x00b200, 0x00000001, 0x00000000)) {
+	if (nvkm_msec(device, 2000,
+		if (!(nvkm_rd32(device, 0x00b200) & 0x00000001))
+			break;
+	) < 0) {
 		nv_error(mpeg, "timeout 0x%08x\n", nvkm_rd32(device, 0x00b200));
 		return -EBUSY;
 	}
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/nvkm/engine/mpeg/nv50.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/nvkm/engine/mpeg/nv50.c
index f83c78fa18a101da6d7445ad15ec9319f5f477ba..586ff06705babb92fb5e21cef1ea9f381979c157 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/nvkm/engine/mpeg/nv50.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/nvkm/engine/mpeg/nv50.c
@@ -204,7 +204,10 @@ nv50_mpeg_init(struct nvkm_object *object)
 	nvkm_wr32(device, 0x00b100, 0xffffffff);
 	nvkm_wr32(device, 0x00b140, 0xffffffff);
 
-	if (!nv_wait(mpeg, 0x00b200, 0x00000001, 0x00000000)) {
+	if (nvkm_msec(device, 2000,
+		if (!(nvkm_rd32(device, 0x00b200) & 0x00000001))
+			break;
+	) < 0) {
 		nv_error(mpeg, "timeout 0x%08x\n", nvkm_rd32(device, 0x00b200));
 		return -EBUSY;
 	}