diff --git a/drivers/dma/ioat/dma_v3.c b/drivers/dma/ioat/dma_v3.c
index 61510abfabb7..77a6dcf25b98 100644
--- a/drivers/dma/ioat/dma_v3.c
+++ b/drivers/dma/ioat/dma_v3.c
@@ -1316,7 +1316,8 @@ static int ioat_xor_val_self_test(struct ioatdma_device *device)
 
 	tmo = wait_for_completion_timeout(&cmp, msecs_to_jiffies(3000));
 
-	if (dma->device_tx_status(dma_chan, cookie, NULL) != DMA_COMPLETE) {
+	if (tmo == 0 ||
+	    dma->device_tx_status(dma_chan, cookie, NULL) != DMA_COMPLETE) {
 		dev_err(dev, "Self-test xor timed out\n");
 		err = -ENODEV;
 		goto dma_unmap;
@@ -1382,7 +1383,8 @@ static int ioat_xor_val_self_test(struct ioatdma_device *device)
 
 	tmo = wait_for_completion_timeout(&cmp, msecs_to_jiffies(3000));
 
-	if (dma->device_tx_status(dma_chan, cookie, NULL) != DMA_COMPLETE) {
+	if (tmo == 0 ||
+	    dma->device_tx_status(dma_chan, cookie, NULL) != DMA_COMPLETE) {
 		dev_err(dev, "Self-test validate timed out\n");
 		err = -ENODEV;
 		goto dma_unmap;
@@ -1434,7 +1436,8 @@ static int ioat_xor_val_self_test(struct ioatdma_device *device)
 
 	tmo = wait_for_completion_timeout(&cmp, msecs_to_jiffies(3000));
 
-	if (dma->device_tx_status(dma_chan, cookie, NULL) != DMA_COMPLETE) {
+	if (tmo == 0 ||
+	    dma->device_tx_status(dma_chan, cookie, NULL) != DMA_COMPLETE) {
 		dev_err(dev, "Self-test 2nd validate timed out\n");
 		err = -ENODEV;
 		goto dma_unmap;