diff --git a/platform/exp5438/clock.c b/platform/exp5438/clock.c
index f701af9b7..4d0896ba9 100644
--- a/platform/exp5438/clock.c
+++ b/platform/exp5438/clock.c
@@ -201,7 +201,7 @@ clock_delay(unsigned int i)
 /*---------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
 #ifdef __GNUC__
 void
-__delay_cycles(int c)
+__delay_cycles(unsigned long c)
 {
   c /= 4;
   asm("add #-1, r15");
diff --git a/platform/exp5438/hal_lcd.c b/platform/exp5438/hal_lcd.c
index e2475010f..fdaf32203 100644
--- a/platform/exp5438/hal_lcd.c
+++ b/platform/exp5438/hal_lcd.c
@@ -381,7 +381,12 @@ void halLcdActive(void)
 
     // Wait a minimum of 25ms after issuing "start oscillation"
     // command (to accomodate for MCLK up to 25MHz)
-    __delay_cycles(250000);
+    {
+      int i;
+      for(i = 0; i < 5; ++i) {
+	__delay_cycles(50000);
+      }
+    }
 
     LcdInitMacro[3 * 6 + 5] |= BIT3;
     LcdInitMacro[3 * 6 + 5] &= ~BIT0;