diff --git a/drivers/staging/dgnc/dgnc_cls.c b/drivers/staging/dgnc/dgnc_cls.c
index 8697698921aa..708adbbcedbd 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/dgnc/dgnc_cls.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/dgnc/dgnc_cls.c
@@ -389,7 +389,7 @@ static inline void cls_clear_break(struct channel_t *ch, int force)
 
 	/* Turn break off, and unset some variables */
 	if (ch->ch_flags & CH_BREAK_SENDING) {
-		if ((jiffies >= ch->ch_stop_sending_break) || force) {
+		if (time_after(jiffies, ch->ch_stop_sending_break) || force) {
 			uchar temp = readb(&ch->ch_cls_uart->lcr);
 			writeb((temp & ~UART_LCR_SBC), &ch->ch_cls_uart->lcr);
 			ch->ch_flags &= ~(CH_BREAK_SENDING);