diff --git a/drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-ali1535.c b/drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-ali1535.c
index 981e080..d108450 100644
--- a/drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-ali1535.c
+++ b/drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-ali1535.c
@@ -284,7 +284,7 @@
 		 && (timeout++ < MAX_TIMEOUT));
 
 	/* If the SMBus is still busy, we give up */
-	if (timeout >= MAX_TIMEOUT) {
+	if (timeout > MAX_TIMEOUT) {
 		result = -ETIMEDOUT;
 		dev_err(&adap->dev, "SMBus Timeout!\n");
 	}
diff --git a/drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-ali15x3.c b/drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-ali15x3.c
index 39066de..d627fce 100644
--- a/drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-ali15x3.c
+++ b/drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-ali15x3.c
@@ -306,7 +306,7 @@
 		 && (timeout++ < MAX_TIMEOUT));
 
 	/* If the SMBus is still busy, we give up */
-	if (timeout >= MAX_TIMEOUT) {
+	if (timeout > MAX_TIMEOUT) {
 		result = -ETIMEDOUT;
 		dev_err(&adap->dev, "SMBus Timeout!\n");
 	}
diff --git a/drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-amd756.c b/drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-amd756.c
index 220f4a1..f7d6fe9 100644
--- a/drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-amd756.c
+++ b/drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-amd756.c
@@ -126,7 +126,7 @@
 		} while ((temp & (GS_HST_STS | GS_SMB_STS)) &&
 		         (timeout++ < MAX_TIMEOUT));
 		/* If the SMBus is still busy, we give up */
-		if (timeout >= MAX_TIMEOUT) {
+		if (timeout > MAX_TIMEOUT) {
 			dev_dbg(&adap->dev, "Busy wait timeout (%04x)\n", temp);
 			goto abort;
 		}
@@ -143,7 +143,7 @@
 	} while ((temp & GS_HST_STS) && (timeout++ < MAX_TIMEOUT));
 
 	/* If the SMBus is still busy, we give up */
-	if (timeout >= MAX_TIMEOUT) {
+	if (timeout > MAX_TIMEOUT) {
 		dev_dbg(&adap->dev, "Completion timeout!\n");
 		goto abort;
 	}
diff --git a/drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-i801.c b/drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-i801.c
index 1041184..9d2c5ad 100644
--- a/drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-i801.c
+++ b/drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-i801.c
@@ -237,7 +237,7 @@
 		status = inb_p(SMBHSTSTS);
 	} while ((status & SMBHSTSTS_HOST_BUSY) && (timeout++ < MAX_TIMEOUT));
 
-	result = i801_check_post(status, timeout >= MAX_TIMEOUT);
+	result = i801_check_post(status, timeout > MAX_TIMEOUT);
 	if (result < 0)
 		return result;
 
@@ -257,9 +257,9 @@
 	} while ((!(status & SMBHSTSTS_INTR))
 		 && (timeout++ < MAX_TIMEOUT));
 
-	if (timeout >= MAX_TIMEOUT) {
+	if (timeout > MAX_TIMEOUT)
 		dev_dbg(&I801_dev->dev, "PEC Timeout!\n");
-	}
+
 	outb_p(status, SMBHSTSTS);
 }
 
@@ -344,7 +344,7 @@
 		while ((!(status & SMBHSTSTS_BYTE_DONE))
 		       && (timeout++ < MAX_TIMEOUT));
 
-		result = i801_check_post(status, timeout >= MAX_TIMEOUT);
+		result = i801_check_post(status, timeout > MAX_TIMEOUT);
 		if (result < 0)
 			return result;
 
diff --git a/drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-isch.c b/drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-isch.c
index b9c01aa..9f6b8e0 100644
--- a/drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-isch.c
+++ b/drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-isch.c
@@ -112,7 +112,7 @@
 	} while ((temp & 0x08) && (timeout++ < MAX_TIMEOUT));
 
 	/* If the SMBus is still busy, we give up */
-	if (timeout >= MAX_TIMEOUT) {
+	if (timeout > MAX_TIMEOUT) {
 		dev_err(&sch_adapter.dev, "SMBus Timeout!\n");
 		result = -ETIMEDOUT;
 	}
diff --git a/drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-nforce2.c b/drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-nforce2.c
index 2ff4683..ec11d1c 100644
--- a/drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-nforce2.c
+++ b/drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-nforce2.c
@@ -173,7 +173,7 @@
 		temp = inb_p(NVIDIA_SMB_STS);
 	} while ((!temp) && (timeout++ < MAX_TIMEOUT));
 
-	if (timeout >= MAX_TIMEOUT) {
+	if (timeout > MAX_TIMEOUT) {
 		dev_dbg(&adap->dev, "SMBus Timeout!\n");
 		if (smbus->can_abort)
 			nforce2_abort(adap);
diff --git a/drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-sis5595.c b/drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-sis5595.c
index f320ab2..139f0c7 100644
--- a/drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-sis5595.c
+++ b/drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-sis5595.c
@@ -256,7 +256,7 @@
 	} while (!(temp & 0x40) && (timeout++ < MAX_TIMEOUT));
 
 	/* If the SMBus is still busy, we give up */
-	if (timeout >= MAX_TIMEOUT) {
+	if (timeout > MAX_TIMEOUT) {
 		dev_dbg(&adap->dev, "SMBus Timeout!\n");
 		result = -ETIMEDOUT;
 	}
diff --git a/drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-sis630.c b/drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-sis630.c
index 50c3610..70ca41e 100644
--- a/drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-sis630.c
+++ b/drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-sis630.c
@@ -173,7 +173,7 @@
 	} while (!(temp & 0x0e) && (timeout++ < MAX_TIMEOUT));
 
 	/* If the SMBus is still busy, we give up */
-	if (timeout >= MAX_TIMEOUT) {
+	if (timeout > MAX_TIMEOUT) {
 		dev_dbg(&adap->dev, "SMBus Timeout!\n");
 		result = -ETIMEDOUT;
 	}
diff --git a/drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-sis96x.c b/drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-sis96x.c
index 7e1594b..8295885 100644
--- a/drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-sis96x.c
+++ b/drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-sis96x.c
@@ -132,7 +132,7 @@
 	} while (!(temp & 0x0e) && (timeout++ < MAX_TIMEOUT));
 
 	/* If the SMBus is still busy, we give up */
-	if (timeout >= MAX_TIMEOUT) {
+	if (timeout > MAX_TIMEOUT) {
 		dev_dbg(&sis96x_adapter.dev, "SMBus Timeout! (0x%02x)\n", temp);
 		result = -ETIMEDOUT;
 	}