diff --git a/drivers/dma/idxd/submit.c b/drivers/dma/idxd/submit.c
index 554b0602d2e98c79d69fddf243f0793eed33602a..c01db23e3333f70316ea1bfbca99930fabfdc1cf 100644
--- a/drivers/dma/idxd/submit.c
+++ b/drivers/dma/idxd/submit.c
@@ -150,7 +150,7 @@ static void llist_abort_desc(struct idxd_wq *wq, struct idxd_irq_entry *ie,
  */
 int idxd_enqcmds(struct idxd_wq *wq, void __iomem *portal, const void *desc)
 {
-	unsigned int retries = 0;
+	unsigned int retries = wq->enqcmds_retries;
 	int rc;
 
 	do {
@@ -158,7 +158,7 @@ int idxd_enqcmds(struct idxd_wq *wq, void __iomem *portal, const void *desc)
 		if (rc == 0)
 			break;
 		cpu_relax();
-	} while (retries++ < wq->enqcmds_retries);
+	} while (retries--);
 
 	return rc;
 }