diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i2c/tda9950.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i2c/tda9950.c
index 3f7396caad48100af5aa405d252e92bebabfc445..f2186409f0cfb402893abeb7a8e2726d4e9c6483 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i2c/tda9950.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i2c/tda9950.c
@@ -307,7 +307,7 @@ static void tda9950_release(struct tda9950_priv *priv)
 	/* Wait up to .5s for it to signal non-busy */
 	do {
 		csr = tda9950_read(client, REG_CSR);
-		if (!(csr & CSR_BUSY) || --timeout)
+		if (!(csr & CSR_BUSY) || !--timeout)
 			break;
 		msleep(10);
 	} while (1);