diff --git a/drivers/dma/ioat/dma_v2.c b/drivers/dma/ioat/dma_v2.c
index 5f7a500e18d02636f1b94650202f6b2614323bb7..5cc37afe2bc14b829156b76c5d3c142960517886 100644
--- a/drivers/dma/ioat/dma_v2.c
+++ b/drivers/dma/ioat/dma_v2.c
@@ -249,7 +249,7 @@ int ioat2_quiesce(struct ioat_chan_common *chan, unsigned long tmo)
 	if (is_ioat_active(status) || is_ioat_idle(status))
 		ioat_suspend(chan);
 	while (is_ioat_active(status) || is_ioat_idle(status)) {
-		if (end && time_after(jiffies, end)) {
+		if (tmo && time_after(jiffies, end)) {
 			err = -ETIMEDOUT;
 			break;
 		}