diff --git a/drivers/dma/dmatest.c b/drivers/dma/dmatest.c
index 2b8661b54eaf7ec159d563b7798e6f07ec9dc34e..24225f0fdcd85f93d5feccae6d935e1563a679fb 100644
--- a/drivers/dma/dmatest.c
+++ b/drivers/dma/dmatest.c
@@ -599,7 +599,7 @@ static int dmatest_add_channel(struct dma_chan *chan)
 	}
 	if (dma_has_cap(DMA_PQ, dma_dev->cap_mask)) {
 		cnt = dmatest_add_threads(dtc, DMA_PQ);
-		thread_count += cnt > 0 ?: 0;
+		thread_count += cnt > 0 ? cnt : 0;
 	}
 
 	pr_info("dmatest: Started %u threads using %s\n",