diff --git a/drivers/i2c/algos/i2c-algo-bit.c b/drivers/i2c/algos/i2c-algo-bit.c
index 761df16838b4..48fe3a3b0b51 100644
--- a/drivers/i2c/algos/i2c-algo-bit.c
+++ b/drivers/i2c/algos/i2c-algo-bit.c
@@ -76,17 +76,15 @@ static inline void scllo(struct i2c_algo_bit_data *adap)
  * Raise scl line, and do checking for delays. This is necessary for slower
  * devices.
  */
-static inline int sclhi(struct i2c_algo_bit_data *adap)
+static int sclhi(struct i2c_algo_bit_data *adap)
 {
 	unsigned long start;
 
 	setscl(adap,1);
 
 	/* Not all adapters have scl sense line... */
-	if (adap->getscl == NULL ) {
-		udelay(adap->udelay);
-		return 0;
-	}
+	if (!adap->getscl)
+		goto done;
 
 	start=jiffies;
 	while (! getscl(adap) ) {	
@@ -101,6 +99,8 @@ static inline int sclhi(struct i2c_algo_bit_data *adap)
 		cond_resched();
 	}
 	DEBSTAT(printk(KERN_DEBUG "needed %ld jiffies\n", jiffies-start));
+
+done:
 	udelay(adap->udelay);
 	return 0;
 } 
@@ -121,7 +121,6 @@ static void i2c_repstart(struct i2c_algo_bit_data *adap)
 	DEBPROTO(printk(" Sr "));
 	setsda(adap,1);
 	sclhi(adap);
-	udelay(adap->udelay);
 	
 	sdalo(adap);
 	scllo(adap);
@@ -306,7 +305,7 @@ bailout:
  * 0 chip did not answer
  * -x transmission error
  */
-static inline int try_address(struct i2c_adapter *i2c_adap,
+static int try_address(struct i2c_adapter *i2c_adap,
 		       unsigned char addr, int retries)
 {
 	struct i2c_algo_bit_data *adap = i2c_adap->algo_data;
@@ -358,7 +357,7 @@ static int sendbytes(struct i2c_adapter *i2c_adap, struct i2c_msg *msg)
 	return wrcount;
 }
 
-static inline int readbytes(struct i2c_adapter *i2c_adap, struct i2c_msg *msg)
+static int readbytes(struct i2c_adapter *i2c_adap, struct i2c_msg *msg)
 {
 	int inval;
 	int rdcount=0;   	/* counts bytes read */
@@ -408,7 +407,7 @@ static inline int readbytes(struct i2c_adapter *i2c_adap, struct i2c_msg *msg)
  * -x an error occurred (like: -EREMOTEIO if the device did not answer, or
  *	-ETIMEDOUT, for example if the lines are stuck...) 
  */
-static inline int bit_doAddress(struct i2c_adapter *i2c_adap, struct i2c_msg *msg) 
+static int bit_doAddress(struct i2c_adapter *i2c_adap, struct i2c_msg *msg)
 {
 	unsigned short flags = msg->flags;
 	unsigned short nak_ok = msg->flags & I2C_M_IGNORE_NAK;