diff --git a/drivers/dma/ioat/dma_v2.c b/drivers/dma/ioat/dma_v2.c
index 5f7a500..5cc37af 100644
--- a/drivers/dma/ioat/dma_v2.c
+++ b/drivers/dma/ioat/dma_v2.c
@@ -249,7 +249,7 @@
 	if (is_ioat_active(status) || is_ioat_idle(status))
 		ioat_suspend(chan);
 	while (is_ioat_active(status) || is_ioat_idle(status)) {
-		if (end && time_after(jiffies, end)) {
+		if (tmo && time_after(jiffies, end)) {
 			err = -ETIMEDOUT;
 			break;
 		}