diff --git a/sys/dev/ichiic/ig4_iic.c b/sys/dev/ichiic/ig4_iic.c
--- a/sys/dev/ichiic/ig4_iic.c
+++ b/sys/dev/ichiic/ig4_iic.c
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@
 #include <dev/ichiic/ig4_reg.h>
 #include <dev/ichiic/ig4_var.h>
 
-#define DO_POLL(sc)	(cold || kdb_active || SCHEDULER_STOPPED() || sc->poll)
+#define DO_POLL(sc)	(cold || kdb_active || SCHEDULER_STOPPED())
 
 /*
  * tLOW, tHIGH periods of the SCL clock and maximal falling time of both
@@ -720,14 +720,11 @@
 		if ((how & IIC_WAIT) == 0) {
 			if (sx_try_xlock(&sc->call_lock) == 0)
 				error = IIC_EBUSBSY;
-			else
-				sc->poll = true;
 		} else
 			sx_xlock(&sc->call_lock);
 		break;
 
 	case IIC_RELEASE_BUS:
-		sc->poll = false;
 		sx_unlock(&sc->call_lock);
 		break;
 
diff --git a/sys/dev/ichiic/ig4_var.h b/sys/dev/ichiic/ig4_var.h
--- a/sys/dev/ichiic/ig4_var.h
+++ b/sys/dev/ichiic/ig4_var.h
@@ -93,7 +93,6 @@
 	bool		platform_attached : 1;
 	bool		use_10bit : 1;
 	bool		slave_valid : 1;
-	bool		poll: 1;
 
 	/*
 	 * Locking semantics:
diff --git a/sys/dev/iicbus/iichid.c b/sys/dev/iicbus/iichid.c
--- a/sys/dev/iicbus/iichid.c
+++ b/sys/dev/iicbus/iichid.c
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@
 #include <sys/lock.h>
 #include <sys/malloc.h>
 #include <sys/module.h>
+#include <sys/proc.h>
 #include <sys/rman.h>
 #include <sys/sysctl.h>
 #include <sys/systm.h>
@@ -602,7 +603,9 @@
 	 * acknowledge interrupts we fetch only length header and discard it.
 	 */
 	maxlen = sc->power_on ? sc->intr_bufsize : 0;
+	THREAD_SLEEPING_OK();
 	error = iichid_cmd_read(sc, sc->intr_buf, maxlen, &actual);
+	THREAD_NO_SLEEPING();
 	if (error == 0) {
 		if (sc->power_on) {
 			if (actual != 0)