diff --git a/drivers/staging/comedi/drivers/gsc_hpdi.c b/drivers/staging/comedi/drivers/gsc_hpdi.c
index 77b86820d7bd..eb3cb80ff2a5 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/comedi/drivers/gsc_hpdi.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/comedi/drivers/gsc_hpdi.c
@@ -641,29 +641,20 @@ static int di_cmd_test(struct comedi_device *dev, struct comedi_subdevice *s,
 	if (err)
 		return 2;
 
-	/* step 3: make sure arguments are trivially compatible */
+	/* Step 3: check if arguments are trivially valid */
 
 	if (!cmd->chanlist_len) {
 		cmd->chanlist_len = 32;
-		err++;
-	}
-	if (cmd->scan_end_arg != cmd->chanlist_len) {
-		cmd->scan_end_arg = cmd->chanlist_len;
-		err++;
+		err |= -EINVAL;
 	}
+	err |= cfc_check_trigger_arg_is(&cmd->scan_end_arg, cmd->chanlist_len);
 
 	switch (cmd->stop_src) {
 	case TRIG_COUNT:
-		if (!cmd->stop_arg) {
-			cmd->stop_arg = 1;
-			err++;
-		}
+		err |= cfc_check_trigger_arg_min(&cmd->stop_arg, 1);
 		break;
 	case TRIG_NONE:
-		if (cmd->stop_arg != 0) {
-			cmd->stop_arg = 0;
-			err++;
-		}
+		err |= cfc_check_trigger_arg_is(&cmd->stop_arg, 0);
 		break;
 	default:
 		break;