diff --git a/drivers/net/tg3.c b/drivers/net/tg3.c
index 8b3f8468538794ff08c66b616a7bcdd848a127e2..4595962fb8e1b0f74385fc25cc6d28d57846f878 100644
--- a/drivers/net/tg3.c
+++ b/drivers/net/tg3.c
@@ -852,7 +852,7 @@ static int tg3_bmcr_reset(struct tg3 *tp)
 		}
 		udelay(10);
 	}
-	if (limit <= 0)
+	if (limit < 0)
 		return -EBUSY;
 
 	return 0;
@@ -1603,7 +1603,7 @@ static int tg3_wait_macro_done(struct tg3 *tp)
 				break;
 		}
 	}
-	if (limit <= 0)
+	if (limit < 0)
 		return -EBUSY;
 
 	return 0;