diff --git a/drivers/staging/speakup/speakup_decext.c b/drivers/staging/speakup/speakup_decext.c
index 510ac97b097b..555029036dc2 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/speakup/speakup_decext.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/speakup/speakup_decext.c
@@ -204,7 +204,7 @@ static void do_catch_up(struct spk_synth *synth)
 		else if (ch <= SPACE) {
 			if (!in_escape && strchr(",.!?;:", last))
 				spk_serial_out(PROCSPEECH);
-			if (jiffies >= jiff_max) {
+			if (time_after_eq(jiffies, jiff_max)) {
 				if (!in_escape)
 					spk_serial_out(PROCSPEECH);
 				spin_lock_irqsave(&speakup_info.spinlock, flags);
diff --git a/drivers/staging/speakup/speakup_decpc.c b/drivers/staging/speakup/speakup_decpc.c
index 693389e41dda..7c9c432e48d9 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/speakup/speakup_decpc.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/speakup/speakup_decpc.c
@@ -420,7 +420,7 @@ static void do_catch_up(struct spk_synth *synth)
 		else if (ch <= SPACE) {
 			if (!in_escape && strchr(",.!?;:", last))
 				dt_sendchar(PROCSPEECH);
-			if (jiffies >= jiff_max) {
+			if (time_after_eq(jiffies, jiff_max)) {
 				if (!in_escape)
 					dt_sendchar(PROCSPEECH);
 				spin_lock_irqsave(&speakup_info.spinlock, flags);
diff --git a/drivers/staging/speakup/synth.c b/drivers/staging/speakup/synth.c
index 4c47b6d06a9f..f3aa4239dc68 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/speakup/synth.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/speakup/synth.c
@@ -122,7 +122,7 @@ void spk_do_catch_up(struct spk_synth *synth)
 			schedule_timeout(msecs_to_jiffies(full_time_val));
 			continue;
 		}
-		if ((jiffies >= jiff_max) && (ch == SPACE)) {
+		if (time_after_eq(jiffies, jiff_max) && (ch == SPACE)) {
 			spin_lock_irqsave(&speakup_info.spinlock, flags);
 			jiffy_delta_val = jiffy_delta->u.n.value;
 			delay_time_val = delay_time->u.n.value;