diff --git a/drivers/mtd/onenand/omap2.c b/drivers/mtd/onenand/omap2.c
index 3e1bb956882386e817c9e6cd4dcd97fe5ec87bd7..ec26399e3cf23a6ab41565a397d4c9318c0e7f36 100644
--- a/drivers/mtd/onenand/omap2.c
+++ b/drivers/mtd/onenand/omap2.c
@@ -148,11 +148,9 @@ static int omap2_onenand_wait(struct mtd_info *mtd, int state)
 			wait_err("controller error", state, ctrl, intr);
 			return -EIO;
 		}
-		if ((intr & intr_flags) != intr_flags) {
-			wait_err("timeout", state, ctrl, intr);
-			return -EIO;
-		}
-		return 0;
+		if ((intr & intr_flags) == intr_flags)
+			return 0;
+		/* Continue in wait for interrupt branch */
 	}
 
 	if (state != FL_READING) {