diff --git a/drivers/usb/musb/musb_hcd.c b/drivers/usb/musb/musb_hcd.c
index 2df52c1..8d44c46 100644
--- a/drivers/usb/musb/musb_hcd.c
+++ b/drivers/usb/musb/musb_hcd.c
@@ -1113,7 +1113,7 @@ int usb_lowlevel_init(void)
 	 * should be a usb device connected.
 	 */
 	timeout = musb_cfg.timeout;
-	while (timeout--)
+	while (--timeout)
 		if (readb(&musbr->devctl) & MUSB_DEVCTL_HM)
 			break;
	/* if musb core is not in host mode, then return */