diff --git a/drivers/scsi/atp870u.c b/drivers/scsi/atp870u.c
index 68ce08552f69..a540162ac59c 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/atp870u.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/atp870u.c
@@ -1173,7 +1173,16 @@ wait_io1:
 	outw(val, tmport);
 	outb(2, 0x80);
 TCM_SYNC:
-	udelay(0x800);
+	/*
+	 * The funny division into multiple delays is to accomodate
+	 * arches like ARM where udelay() multiplies its argument by
+	 * a large number to initialize a loop counter.  To avoid
+	 * overflow, the maximum supported udelay is 2000 microseconds.
+	 *
+	 * XXX it would be more polite to find a way to use msleep()
+	 */
+	mdelay(2);
+	udelay(48);
 	if ((inb(tmport) & 0x80) == 0x00) {	/* bsy ? */
 		outw(0, tmport--);
 		outb(0, tmport);