diff --git a/drivers/media/pci/ttpci/budget-av.c b/drivers/media/pci/ttpci/budget-av.c
index fd5a88e64..680e46cf1 100644
--- a/drivers/media/pci/ttpci/budget-av.c
+++ b/drivers/media/pci/ttpci/budget-av.c
@@ -211,7 +211,7 @@ static int ciintf_slot_reset(struct dvb_ca_en50221 *ca, int slot)
 	saa7146_setgpio(saa, 2, SAA7146_GPIO_OUTHI); /* disable card */

 	saa7146_setgpio(saa, 0, SAA7146_GPIO_OUTHI); /* Vcc off */
-	msleep(2);
+	msleep(20); // Was 2, but msleep would have slept up to 20ms nevertheless.
 	saa7146_setgpio(saa, 0, SAA7146_GPIO_OUTLO); /* Vcc on */
 	msleep(20); /* 20 ms Vcc settling time */

@@ -637,7 +637,7 @@ static int philips_cu1216_tuner_set_params(struct dvb_frontend *fe)
 			fe->ops.i2c_gate_ctrl(fe, 1);
 		if (i2c_transfer(&budget->i2c_adap, &msg, 1) == 1 && (buf[0] & 0x40))
 			break;
-		msleep(10);
+		msleep(20); // Was 10, but msleep would have slept up to 20ms nevertheless.
 	}

 	/* switch the charge pump to the lower current */
@@ -679,7 +679,7 @@ static int philips_tu1216_tuner_init(struct dvb_frontend *fe)
 		fe->ops.i2c_gate_ctrl(fe, 1);
 	if (i2c_transfer(&budget->i2c_adap, &tuner_msg, 1) != 1)
 		return -EIO;
-	msleep(1);
+	msleep(20); // Was 1, but msleep would have slept up to 20ms nevertheless.

 	return 0;
 }
@@ -764,7 +764,7 @@ static int philips_tu1216_tuner_set_params(struct dvb_frontend *fe)
 	if (i2c_transfer(&budget->i2c_adap, &tuner_msg, 1) != 1)
 		return -EIO;

-	msleep(1);
+	msleep(20); // Was 1, but msleep would have slept up to 20ms nevertheless.
 	return 0;
 }

diff --git a/drivers/media/pci/ttpci/budget-ci.c b/drivers/media/pci/ttpci/budget-ci.c
index d821710bb..066eba67f 100644
--- a/drivers/media/pci/ttpci/budget-ci.c
+++ b/drivers/media/pci/ttpci/budget-ci.c
@@ -308,7 +308,7 @@ static int ciintf_slot_reset(struct dvb_ca_en50221 *ca, int slot)
 	}
 	budget_ci->slot_status = SLOTSTATUS_RESET;
 	ttpci_budget_debiwrite(&budget_ci->budget, DEBICICTL, DEBIADDR_CICONTROL, 1, 0, 1, 0);
-	msleep(1);
+	msleep(20); // Was 1, but msleep would have slept up to 20ms nevertheless.
 	ttpci_budget_debiwrite(&budget_ci->budget, DEBICICTL, DEBIADDR_CICONTROL, 1,
 			       CICONTROL_RESET, 1, 0);

@@ -534,7 +534,7 @@ static void ciintf_deinit(struct budget_ci *budget_ci)

 	// reset interface
 	ttpci_budget_debiwrite(&budget_ci->budget, DEBICICTL, DEBIADDR_CICONTROL, 1, 0, 1, 0);
-	msleep(1);
+	msleep(20); // Was 1, but msleep would have slept up to 20ms nevertheless.
 	ttpci_budget_debiwrite(&budget_ci->budget, DEBICICTL, DEBIADDR_CICONTROL, 1,
 			       CICONTROL_RESET, 1, 0);

@@ -706,7 +706,7 @@ static int philips_tdm1316l_tuner_init(struct dvb_frontend *fe)
 		fe->ops.i2c_gate_ctrl(fe, 1);
 	if (i2c_transfer(&budget_ci->budget.i2c_adap, &tuner_msg, 1) != 1)
 		return -EIO;
-	msleep(1);
+	msleep(20); // Was 1, but msleep would have slept up to 20ms nevertheless.

 	// disable the mc44BC374c (do not check for errors)
 	tuner_msg.addr = 0x65;
@@ -805,7 +805,7 @@ static int philips_tdm1316l_tuner_set_params(struct dvb_frontend *fe)
 	if (i2c_transfer(&budget_ci->budget.i2c_adap, &tuner_msg, 1) != 1)
 		return -EIO;

-	msleep(1);
+	msleep(20); // Was 1, but msleep would have slept up to 20ms nevertheless.
 	return 0;
 }

@@ -910,7 +910,7 @@ static int dvbc_philips_tdm1316l_tuner_set_params(struct dvb_frontend *fe)
 	if (i2c_transfer(&budget_ci->budget.i2c_adap, &tuner_msg, 1) != 1)
 		return -EIO;

-	msleep(1);
+	msleep(20); // Was 1, but msleep would have slept up to 20ms nevertheless.

 	return 0;
 }
diff --git a/drivers/media/pci/ttpci/budget.c b/drivers/media/pci/ttpci/budget.c
index 3842bad8d..10599037c 100644
--- a/drivers/media/pci/ttpci/budget.c
+++ b/drivers/media/pci/ttpci/budget.c
@@ -630,9 +630,9 @@ static void frontend_init(struct budget *budget)

 		// gpio2 is connected to CLB - reset it + leave it high
 		saa7146_setgpio(budget->dev, 2, SAA7146_GPIO_OUTLO);
-		msleep(1);
+		msleep(20); // Was 1, but msleep would have slept up to 20ms nevertheless.
 		saa7146_setgpio(budget->dev, 2, SAA7146_GPIO_OUTHI);
-		msleep(1);
+		msleep(20); // Was 1, but msleep would have slept up to 20ms nevertheless.

 		fe = dvb_attach(tda10086_attach, &tda10086_config, &budget->i2c_adap);
 		if (fe) {
