diff --git a/arch/powerpc/kernel/rtas.c b/arch/powerpc/kernel/rtas.c
index db43cbdcc74ca3..f21b39fcaf9968 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/kernel/rtas.c
+++ b/arch/powerpc/kernel/rtas.c
@@ -964,10 +964,15 @@ void rtas_os_term(char *str)
 
 	snprintf(rtas_os_term_buf, 2048, "OS panic: %s", str);
 
+	/*
+	 * Keep calling as long as RTAS returns a "try again" status,
+	 * but don't use rtas_busy_delay(), which potentially
+	 * schedules.
+	 */
 	do {
 		status = rtas_call(ibm_os_term_token, 1, 1, NULL,
 				   __pa(rtas_os_term_buf));
-	} while (rtas_busy_delay(status));
+	} while (rtas_busy_delay_time(status));
 
 	if (status != 0)
 		printk(KERN_EMERG "ibm,os-term call failed %d\n", status);