diff --git a/drivers/spi/spi-rockchip.c b/drivers/spi/spi-rockchip.c
index c0743604b906..2a31bc2d3fd3 100644
--- a/drivers/spi/spi-rockchip.c
+++ b/drivers/spi/spi-rockchip.c
@@ -220,7 +220,7 @@ static inline void wait_for_idle(struct rockchip_spi *rs)
 	do {
 		if (!(readl_relaxed(rs->regs + ROCKCHIP_SPI_SR) & SR_BUSY))
 			return;
-	} while (time_before(jiffies, timeout));
+	} while (!time_after(jiffies, timeout));
 
 	dev_warn(rs->dev, "spi controller is in busy state!\n");
 }