diff --git a/drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-tegra.c b/drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-tegra.c
index d8fc5cdcc310..41b6341be7b5 100644
--- a/drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-tegra.c
+++ b/drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-tegra.c
@@ -982,7 +982,7 @@ static void tegra_i2c_config_fifo_trig(struct tegra_i2c_dev *i2c_dev,
 
 		slv_config.device_fc = true;
 		ret = dmaengine_slave_config(chan, &slv_config);
-		if (ret < 0) {
+		if (ret) {
 			dev_err(i2c_dev->dev, "DMA slave config failed: %d\n",
 				ret);
 			dev_err(i2c_dev->dev, "falling back to PIO\n");
@@ -1222,7 +1222,7 @@ static int tegra_i2c_xfer_msg(struct tegra_i2c_dev *i2c_dev,
 						   xfer_size,
 						   DMA_FROM_DEVICE);
 			err = tegra_i2c_dma_submit(i2c_dev, xfer_size);
-			if (err < 0) {
+			if (err) {
 				dev_err(i2c_dev->dev,
 					"starting RX DMA failed, err %d\n",
 					err);
@@ -1248,7 +1248,7 @@ static int tegra_i2c_xfer_msg(struct tegra_i2c_dev *i2c_dev,
 						   xfer_size,
 						   DMA_TO_DEVICE);
 			err = tegra_i2c_dma_submit(i2c_dev, xfer_size);
-			if (err < 0) {
+			if (err) {
 				dev_err(i2c_dev->dev,
 					"starting TX DMA failed, err %d\n",
 					err);