diff --git a/sound/ppc/burgundy.c b/sound/ppc/burgundy.c
index f860d39..45a7629 100644
--- a/sound/ppc/burgundy.c
+++ b/sound/ppc/burgundy.c
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@
 	int timeout = 50;
 	while ((in_le32(&chip->awacs->codec_ctrl) & MASK_NEWECMD) && timeout--)
 		udelay(1);
-	if (! timeout)
+	if (timeout < 0)
 		printk(KERN_DEBUG "burgundy_busy_wait: timeout\n");
 }