diff --git a/drivers/media/dvb-frontends/drxk_hard.c b/drivers/media/dvb-frontends/drxk_hard.c
index 32f9346deb3e..a57470bf71bf 100644
--- a/drivers/media/dvb-frontends/drxk_hard.c
+++ b/drivers/media/dvb-frontends/drxk_hard.c
@@ -1011,8 +1011,7 @@ static int hi_command(struct drxk_state *state, u16 cmd, u16 *p_result)
 			retry_count += 1;
 			status = read16(state, SIO_HI_RA_RAM_CMD__A,
 					  &wait_cmd);
-		} while ((status < 0) && (retry_count < DRXK_MAX_RETRIES)
-			 && (wait_cmd != 0));
+		} while ((status < 0 || wait_cmd) && (retry_count < DRXK_MAX_RETRIES));
 		if (status < 0)
 			goto error;
 		status = read16(state, SIO_HI_RA_RAM_RES__A, p_result);