diff --git a/drivers/staging/comedi/drivers/me_daq.c b/drivers/staging/comedi/drivers/me_daq.c
index d78e9195fbce305bbd272240371edec79edf4cd3..9ea1ba4b1b6fe8b8b4bca29f6367d1e273d0e44f 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/comedi/drivers/me_daq.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/comedi/drivers/me_daq.c
@@ -173,8 +173,7 @@ struct me_private_data {
 
 static inline void sleep(unsigned sec)
 {
-	__set_current_state(TASK_INTERRUPTIBLE);
-	schedule_timeout(sec * HZ);
+	schedule_timeout_interruptible(sec * HZ);
 }
 
 static int me_dio_insn_config(struct comedi_device *dev,