diff --git a/drivers/dma-buf/reservation.c b/drivers/dma-buf/reservation.c
index 7ed56f3edfb7..393817e849ed 100644
--- a/drivers/dma-buf/reservation.c
+++ b/drivers/dma-buf/reservation.c
@@ -370,10 +370,7 @@ long reservation_object_wait_timeout_rcu(struct reservation_object *obj,
 {
 	struct dma_fence *fence;
 	unsigned seq, shared_count, i = 0;
-	long ret = timeout;
-
-	if (!timeout)
-		return reservation_object_test_signaled_rcu(obj, wait_all);
+	long ret = timeout ? timeout : 1;
 
 retry:
 	fence = NULL;