diff --git a/drivers/dma-buf/sw_sync.c b/drivers/dma-buf/sw_sync.c
index 69c5ff36e2f9e4f57ab72b87da2634332c97fe55..4d5d8c5e2534dae335a99f3f1a86f9f34a1e9b16 100644
--- a/drivers/dma-buf/sw_sync.c
+++ b/drivers/dma-buf/sw_sync.c
@@ -219,7 +219,7 @@ static bool timeline_fence_signaled(struct dma_fence *fence)
 {
 	struct sync_timeline *parent = dma_fence_parent(fence);
 
-	return (fence->seqno > parent->value) ? false : true;
+	return !__dma_fence_is_later(fence->seqno, parent->value);
 }
 
 static bool timeline_fence_enable_signaling(struct dma_fence *fence)