diff --git a/drivers/net/myri_sbus.c b/drivers/net/myri_sbus.c
index 8d29319cc5cb39b88b3f13a37cb017bf28b595b2..656a260fc956b1cf52912da2b3c8aa108d7154c9 100644
--- a/drivers/net/myri_sbus.c
+++ b/drivers/net/myri_sbus.c
@@ -134,7 +134,7 @@ static int myri_do_handshake(struct myri_eth *mp)
 
 	myri_disable_irq(mp->lregs, cregs);
 
-	while (tick++ <= 25) {
+	while (tick++ < 25) {
 		u32 softstate;
 
 		/* Wake it up. */