diff --git a/drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-imx.c b/drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-imx.c
index 7f3a9fe..2be7d9d 100644
--- a/drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-imx.c
+++ b/drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-imx.c
@@ -628,9 +628,9 @@
 	result = wait_for_completion_timeout(
 				&i2c_imx->dma->cmd_complete,
 				msecs_to_jiffies(DMA_TIMEOUT));
-	if (result <= 0) {
+	if (result == 0) {
 		dmaengine_terminate_all(dma->chan_using);
-		return result ?: -ETIMEDOUT;
+		return -ETIMEDOUT;
 	}
 
 	/* Waiting for transfer complete. */
@@ -686,9 +686,9 @@
 	result = wait_for_completion_timeout(
 				&i2c_imx->dma->cmd_complete,
 				msecs_to_jiffies(DMA_TIMEOUT));
-	if (result <= 0) {
+	if (result == 0) {
 		dmaengine_terminate_all(dma->chan_using);
-		return result ?: -ETIMEDOUT;
+		return -ETIMEDOUT;
 	}
 
 	/* waiting for transfer complete. */