diff --git a/drivers/block/aoe/aoedev.c b/drivers/block/aoe/aoedev.c
index cc250577d405e6d061054b268ddc54b96ddd0cdc..eeea477d96016596ccd729a6f75d37d5e3d30a0e 100644
--- a/drivers/block/aoe/aoedev.c
+++ b/drivers/block/aoe/aoedev.c
@@ -173,7 +173,7 @@ skbfree(struct sk_buff *skb)
 		return;
 	while (atomic_read(&skb_shinfo(skb)->dataref) != 1 && i-- > 0)
 		msleep(Sms);
-	if (i <= 0) {
+	if (i < 0) {
 		printk(KERN_ERR
 			"aoe: %s holds ref: %s\n",
 			skb->dev ? skb->dev->name : "netif",