diff --git a/drivers/spi/spi_bfin5xx.c b/drivers/spi/spi_bfin5xx.c
index 011c5bd..2e5fd09 100644
--- a/drivers/spi/spi_bfin5xx.c
+++ b/drivers/spi/spi_bfin5xx.c
@@ -169,7 +169,7 @@
 	unsigned long limit = loops_per_jiffy << 1;
 
 	/* wait for stop and clear stat */
-	while (!(read_STAT(drv_data) & BIT_STAT_SPIF) && limit--)
+	while (!(read_STAT(drv_data) & BIT_STAT_SPIF) && --limit)
 		cpu_relax();
 
 	write_STAT(drv_data, BIT_STAT_CLR);