diff --git a/drivers/isdn/i4l/isdn_common.c b/drivers/isdn/i4l/isdn_common.c
index 9bb12ba3191f..130f21643154 100644
--- a/drivers/isdn/i4l/isdn_common.c
+++ b/drivers/isdn/i4l/isdn_common.c
@@ -777,7 +777,8 @@ isdn_readbchan(int di, int channel, u_char *buf, u_char *fp, int len, wait_queue
 		return 0;
 	if (skb_queue_empty(&dev->drv[di]->rpqueue[channel])) {
 		if (sleep)
-			interruptible_sleep_on(sleep);
+			wait_event_interruptible(*sleep,
+				!skb_queue_empty(&dev->drv[di]->rpqueue[channel]));
 		else
 			return 0;
 	}
@@ -1072,7 +1073,8 @@ isdn_read(struct file *file, char __user *buf, size_t count, loff_t *off)
 				retval = -EAGAIN;
 				goto out;
 			}
-			interruptible_sleep_on(&(dev->info_waitq));
+			wait_event_interruptible(dev->info_waitq,
+						 file->private_data);
 		}
 		p = isdn_statstr();
 		file->private_data = NULL;
@@ -1128,7 +1130,8 @@ isdn_read(struct file *file, char __user *buf, size_t count, loff_t *off)
 				retval = -EAGAIN;
 				goto out;
 			}
-			interruptible_sleep_on(&(dev->drv[drvidx]->st_waitq));
+			wait_event_interruptible(dev->drv[drvidx]->st_waitq,
+						 dev->drv[drvidx]->stavail);
 		}
 		if (dev->drv[drvidx]->interface->readstat) {
 			if (count > dev->drv[drvidx]->stavail)
@@ -1188,8 +1191,8 @@ isdn_write(struct file *file, const char __user *buf, size_t count, loff_t *off)
 			goto out;
 		}
 		chidx = isdn_minor2chan(minor);
-		while ((retval = isdn_writebuf_stub(drvidx, chidx, buf, count)) == 0)
-			interruptible_sleep_on(&dev->drv[drvidx]->snd_waitq[chidx]);
+		wait_event_interruptible(dev->drv[drvidx]->snd_waitq[chidx],
+			(retval = isdn_writebuf_stub(drvidx, chidx, buf, count)));
 		goto out;
 	}
 	if (minor <= ISDN_MINOR_CTRLMAX) {