diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_uc.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_uc.c
index 2d360d53757f..25b80ffe71ad 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_uc.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_uc.c
@@ -375,7 +375,7 @@ int intel_uc_init_hw(struct drm_i915_private *i915)
 
 		intel_guc_init_params(guc);
 		ret = intel_guc_fw_upload(guc);
-		if (ret == 0 || ret != -ETIMEDOUT)
+		if (ret == 0)
 			break;
 
 		DRM_DEBUG_DRIVER("GuC fw load failed: %d; will reset and "