diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/xe/xe_mmio.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/xe/xe_mmio.c
index 7fa18dfcb5a2..455a07d79cd9 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/xe/xe_mmio.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/xe/xe_mmio.c
@@ -320,6 +320,7 @@ u64 xe_mmio_read64_2x32(struct xe_mmio *mmio, struct xe_reg reg)
 	return (u64)udw << 32 | ldw;
 }
 
+#define __XE_MMIO_WAIT_MAX_BACKOFF_100MS (100 * USEC_PER_MSEC)
 static int __xe_mmio_wait32(struct xe_mmio *mmio, struct xe_reg reg, u32 mask, u32 val,
 			    u32 timeout_us, u32 *out_val, bool atomic, bool expect_match)
 {
@@ -350,10 +351,10 @@ static int __xe_mmio_wait32(struct xe_mmio *mmio, struct xe_reg reg, u32 mask, u
 			wait = ktime_us_delta(end, cur);
 
 		if (atomic)
-			udelay(wait);
+			udelay(min_t(s64, wait, (MAX_UDELAY_MS * 1000)));
 		else
 			usleep_range(wait, wait << 1);
-		wait <<= 1;
+		wait = min_t(s64, wait << 1, __XE_MMIO_WAIT_MAX_BACKOFF_100MS);
 	}
 
 	if (ret != 0) {