diff --git a/lib/igt_aux.c b/lib/igt_aux.c
index 131ff4b..c98d691 100644
--- a/lib/igt_aux.c
+++ b/lib/igt_aux.c
@@ -556,29 +556,13 @@ enum igt_runtime_pm_status igt_get_runtime_pm_status(void)
  * Waits until for the driver to switch to into the desired runtime PM status,
  * with a 10 second timeout.
  *
- * Some subtests call this function while the signal helper is active, so we
- * can't assume each usleep() call will sleep for 100ms.
- *
  * Returns:
  * True if the desired runtime PM status was attained, false if the operation
  * timed out.
  */
 bool igt_wait_for_pm_status(enum igt_runtime_pm_status status)
 {
-	struct timeval start, end, diff;
-
-	igt_assert(gettimeofday(&start, NULL) == 0);
-	do {
-		if (igt_get_runtime_pm_status() == status)
-			return true;
-
-		usleep(100 * 1000);
-
-		igt_assert(gettimeofday(&end, NULL) == 0);
-		timersub(&end, &start, &diff);
-	} while (diff.tv_sec < 10);
-
-	return false;
+	return igt_wait(igt_get_runtime_pm_status() == status, 10000, 100);
 }
 
 /* Functions with prefix kmstest_ independent of cairo library are pulled out
diff --git a/lib/igt_aux.h b/lib/igt_aux.h
index 0c361f2..3112517 100644
--- a/lib/igt_aux.h
+++ b/lib/igt_aux.h
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@
 
 #include <intel_bufmgr.h>
 #include <stdbool.h>
+#include <sys/time.h>
 
 extern drm_intel_bo **trash_bos;
 extern int num_trash_bos;
@@ -101,4 +102,46 @@ void intel_require_memory(uint32_t count, uint32_t size, unsigned mode);
 void igt_lock_mem(size_t size);
 void igt_unlock_mem(void);
 
+/**
+ * igt_wait:
+ * @COND: condition to wait
+ * @timeout_ms: timeout in milliseconds
+ * @interval_ms: amount of time we try to sleep between COND checks
+ *
+ * Waits until COND evaluates to true or the timeout passes.
+ *
+ * It is safe to call this macro if the signal helper is active. The only
+ * problem is that the usleep() calls will return early, making us evaluate COND
+ * too often, possibly eating valuable CPU cycles.
+ *
+ * Returns:
+ * True of COND evaluated to true, false otherwise.
+ */
+#define igt_wait(COND, timeout_ms, interval_ms) ({			\
+	struct timeval start_, end_, diff_;				\
+	int elapsed_ms_;						\
+	bool ret_ = false;						\
+									\
+	igt_assert(gettimeofday(&start_, NULL) == 0);			\
+	do {								\
+		if (COND) {						\
+			ret_ = true;					\
+			break;						\
+		}							\
+									\
+		usleep(interval_ms * 1000);				\
+									\
+		igt_assert(gettimeofday(&end_, NULL) == 0);		\
+		timersub(&end_, &start_, &diff_);			\
+									\
+		elapsed_ms_ = diff_.tv_sec * 1000 +			\
+			      diff_.tv_usec / 1000;			\
+	} while (elapsed_ms_ < timeout_ms);				\
+									\
+	if (!ret_ && (COND))						\
+		ret_ = true;						\
+									\
+	ret_;								\
+})
+
 #endif /* IGT_AUX_H */
diff --git a/tests/pm_rpm.c b/tests/pm_rpm.c
index 91df93a..1a93fe8 100644
--- a/tests/pm_rpm.c
+++ b/tests/pm_rpm.c
@@ -153,24 +153,16 @@ static uint64_t get_residency(uint32_t type)
 
 static bool pc8_plus_residency_changed(unsigned int timeout_sec)
 {
-	unsigned int i;
 	uint64_t res_pc8, res_pc9, res_pc10;
-	int to_sleep = 100 * 1000;
 
 	res_pc8 = get_residency(MSR_PC8_RES);
 	res_pc9 = get_residency(MSR_PC9_RES);
 	res_pc10 = get_residency(MSR_PC10_RES);
 
-	for (i = 0; i < timeout_sec * 1000 * 1000; i += to_sleep) {
-		if (res_pc8 != get_residency(MSR_PC8_RES) ||
-		    res_pc9 != get_residency(MSR_PC9_RES) ||
-		    res_pc10 != get_residency(MSR_PC10_RES)) {
-			return true;
-		}
-		usleep(to_sleep);
-	}
-
-	return false;
+	return igt_wait(res_pc8 != get_residency(MSR_PC8_RES) ||
+			res_pc9 != get_residency(MSR_PC9_RES) ||
+			res_pc10 != get_residency(MSR_PC10_RES),
+			timeout_sec * 1000, 100);
 }
 
 static enum pc8_status get_pc8_status(void)
@@ -191,17 +183,7 @@ static enum pc8_status get_pc8_status(void)
 
 static bool wait_for_pc8_status(enum pc8_status status)
 {
-	int i;
-	int hundred_ms = 100 * 1000, ten_s = 10 * 1000 * 1000;
-
-	for (i = 0; i < ten_s; i += hundred_ms) {
-		if (get_pc8_status() == status)
-			return true;
-
-		usleep(hundred_ms);
-	}
-
-	return false;
+	return igt_wait(get_pc8_status() == status, 10000, 100);
 }
 
 static bool wait_for_suspended(void)
