diff --git a/drivers/char/hw_random/timeriomem-rng.c b/drivers/char/hw_random/timeriomem-rng.c
index e262445fed5f..f35f0f31f52a 100644
--- a/drivers/char/hw_random/timeriomem-rng.c
+++ b/drivers/char/hw_random/timeriomem-rng.c
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ static int timeriomem_rng_read(struct hwrng *hwrng, void *data,
 		 */
 		if (retval > 0)
 			usleep_range(period_us,
-					period_us + min(1, period_us / 100));
+					period_us + max(1, period_us / 100));
 
 		*(u32 *)data = readl(priv->io_base);
 		retval += sizeof(u32);