diff --git a/drivers/video/fbdev/omap/lcd_mipid.c b/drivers/video/fbdev/omap/lcd_mipid.c
index c81f150589e1..df9e6ebcfad5 100644
--- a/drivers/video/fbdev/omap/lcd_mipid.c
+++ b/drivers/video/fbdev/omap/lcd_mipid.c
@@ -174,7 +174,7 @@ static void hw_guard_wait(struct mipid_device *md)
 {
 	unsigned long wait = md->hw_guard_end - jiffies;
 
-	if ((long)wait > 0 && wait <= md->hw_guard_wait) {
+	if ((long)wait > 0 && time_before_eq(wait,  md->hw_guard_wait)) {
 		set_current_state(TASK_UNINTERRUPTIBLE);
 		schedule_timeout(wait);
 	}