diff --git a/sound/pci/atiixp.c b/sound/pci/atiixp.c
index 49d572a7b235..3119cd97a217 100644
--- a/sound/pci/atiixp.c
+++ b/sound/pci/atiixp.c
@@ -522,7 +522,7 @@ static int snd_atiixp_aclink_reset(struct atiixp *chip)
 		atiixp_read(chip, CMD);
 		mdelay(1);
 		atiixp_update(chip, CMD, ATI_REG_CMD_AC_RESET, ATI_REG_CMD_AC_RESET);
-		if (--timeout) {
+		if (!--timeout) {
 			snd_printk(KERN_ERR "atiixp: codec reset timeout\n");
 			break;
 		}
diff --git a/sound/pci/atiixp_modem.c b/sound/pci/atiixp_modem.c
index 91d7036b6411..2f74c2fdf1ea 100644
--- a/sound/pci/atiixp_modem.c
+++ b/sound/pci/atiixp_modem.c
@@ -498,7 +498,7 @@ static int snd_atiixp_aclink_reset(struct atiixp_modem *chip)
 		atiixp_read(chip, CMD);
 		msleep(1);
 		atiixp_update(chip, CMD, ATI_REG_CMD_AC_RESET, ATI_REG_CMD_AC_RESET);
-		if (--timeout) {
+		if (!--timeout) {
 			snd_printk(KERN_ERR "atiixp-modem: codec reset timeout\n");
 			break;
 		}