diff --git a/drivers/input/touchscreen/ilitek_ts_i2c.c b/drivers/input/touchscreen/ilitek_ts_i2c.c
index 10e5530d6a5d..0706443792ba 100644
--- a/drivers/input/touchscreen/ilitek_ts_i2c.c
+++ b/drivers/input/touchscreen/ilitek_ts_i2c.c
@@ -122,7 +122,7 @@ static int ilitek_i2c_write_and_read(struct ilitek_ts_data *ts,
 				return error;
 		}
 		if (delay > 0)
-			mdelay(delay);
+			fsleep(delay * 1000);
 
 		if (read_len > 0) {
 			error = i2c_transfer(client->adapter, msgs + 1, 1);