diff --git a/include/video/newport.h b/include/video/newport.h
index 1f5ebeaa818f..001b935e71c4 100644
--- a/include/video/newport.h
+++ b/include/video/newport.h
@@ -453,7 +453,7 @@ static __inline__ int newport_wait(struct newport_regs *regs)
 {
 	int t = BUSY_TIMEOUT;
 
-	while (t--)
+	while (--t)
 		if (!(regs->cset.status & NPORT_STAT_GBUSY))
 			break;
 	return !t;
@@ -463,7 +463,7 @@ static __inline__ int newport_bfwait(struct newport_regs *regs)
 {
 	int t = BUSY_TIMEOUT;
 
-	while (t--)
+	while (--t)
 		if(!(regs->cset.status & NPORT_STAT_BBUSY))
 			break;
 	return !t;