diff --git a/drivers/iio/adc/ti-tsc2046.c b/drivers/iio/adc/ti-tsc2046.c
index 89a818b653b4..cf5373d5cdd7 100644
--- a/drivers/iio/adc/ti-tsc2046.c
+++ b/drivers/iio/adc/ti-tsc2046.c
@@ -398,7 +398,7 @@ static int tsc2046_adc_update_scan_mode(struct iio_dev *indio_dev,
 	priv->xfer.len = size;
 	priv->time_per_scan_us = size * 8 * priv->time_per_bit_ns / NSEC_PER_USEC;
 
-	if ((priv->scan_interval_us - priv->time_per_scan_us) < 0)
+	if (priv->scan_interval_us > priv->time_per_scan_us)
 		dev_warn(&priv->spi->dev, "The scan interval (%d) is less then calculated scan time (%d)\n",
 			 priv->scan_interval_us, priv->time_per_scan_us);