diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/wl12xx/wl1251_boot.c b/drivers/net/wireless/wl12xx/wl1251_boot.c
index 2e733e7bdfd4..28a808674080 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/wl12xx/wl1251_boot.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/wl12xx/wl1251_boot.c
@@ -256,7 +256,7 @@ int wl1251_boot_run_firmware(struct wl1251 *wl)
 		}
 	}
 
-	if (loop >= INIT_LOOP) {
+	if (loop > INIT_LOOP) {
 		wl1251_error("timeout waiting for the hardware to "
 			     "complete initialization");
 		return -EIO;