#define I2C_TIMEOUT    1000
 
-static void wait_for_bb(void);
+static int wait_for_bb(void);
 static u16 wait_for_pin(void);
 static void flush_fifo(void);
 
        u16 w;
 
        /* wait until bus not busy */
-       wait_for_bb();
+       if (wait_for_bb())
+               return 1;
 
        /* one byte only */
        writew(alen, &i2c_base->cnt);
                return res;
 
        /* wait until bus not busy */
-       wait_for_bb();
+       if (wait_for_bb())
+               return res;
 
        /* try to read one byte */
        writew(1, &i2c_base->cnt);
                        res = 1;
                        writew(0xff, &i2c_base->stat);
                        writew (readw (&i2c_base->con) | I2C_CON_STP, &i2c_base->con);
-                       wait_for_bb ();
+
+                       if (wait_for_bb())
+                               res = 1;
+
                        break;
                }
                if (status & I2C_STAT_ARDY) {
        }
 
        /* wait until bus not busy */
-       wait_for_bb();
+       if (wait_for_bb())
+               return 1;
 
        /* start address phase - will write regoffset + len bytes data */
        /* TODO consider case when !CONFIG_OMAP243X/34XX/44XX */
        return i2c_error;
 }
 
-static void wait_for_bb(void)
+static int wait_for_bb(void)
 {
        int timeout = I2C_TIMEOUT;
        u16 stat;
        if (timeout <= 0) {
                printf("timed out in wait_for_bb: I2C_STAT=%x\n",
                        readw(&i2c_base->stat));
+               return 1;
        }
        writew(0xFFFF, &i2c_base->stat);         /* clear delayed stuff*/
+       return 0;
 }
 
 static u16 wait_for_pin(void)