diff --git a/arch/arm/src/stm32/stm32_i2c.c b/arch/arm/src/stm32/stm32_i2c.c
index fdf94ed7870..ce150fd3ae1 100644
--- a/arch/arm/src/stm32/stm32_i2c.c
+++ b/arch/arm/src/stm32/stm32_i2c.c
@@ -638,7 +638,7 @@ static inline int stm32_i2c_sem_waitdone(FAR struct stm32_i2c_priv_s *priv)
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_STM32_I2C_DYNTIMEO
       abstime.tv_nsec += 1000 * stm32_i2c_tousecs(priv->msgc, priv->msgv);
-      if (abstime.tv_nsec > 1000 * 1000 * 1000)
+      if (abstime.tv_nsec >= 1000 * 1000 * 1000)
         {
           abstime.tv_sec++;
           abstime.tv_nsec -= 1000 * 1000 * 1000;
@@ -646,7 +646,7 @@ static inline int stm32_i2c_sem_waitdone(FAR struct stm32_i2c_priv_s *priv)
 
 #elif CONFIG_STM32_I2CTIMEOMS > 0
       abstime.tv_nsec += CONFIG_STM32_I2CTIMEOMS * 1000 * 1000;
-      if (abstime.tv_nsec > 1000 * 1000 * 1000)
+      if (abstime.tv_nsec >= 1000 * 1000 * 1000)
         {
           abstime.tv_sec++;
           abstime.tv_nsec -= 1000 * 1000 * 1000;
diff --git a/arch/arm/src/stm32/stm32_i2c_alt.c b/arch/arm/src/stm32/stm32_i2c_alt.c
index b1107aafe95..592fb329099 100755
--- a/arch/arm/src/stm32/stm32_i2c_alt.c
+++ b/arch/arm/src/stm32/stm32_i2c_alt.c
@@ -646,7 +646,7 @@ static int stm32_i2c_sem_waitdone(FAR struct stm32_i2c_priv_s *priv)
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_STM32_I2C_DYNTIMEO
       abstime.tv_nsec += 1000 * stm32_i2c_tousecs(priv->msgc, priv->msgv);
-      if (abstime.tv_nsec > 1000 * 1000 * 1000)
+      if (abstime.tv_nsec >= 1000 * 1000 * 1000)
         {
           abstime.tv_sec++;
           abstime.tv_nsec -= 1000 * 1000 * 1000;
@@ -654,7 +654,7 @@ static int stm32_i2c_sem_waitdone(FAR struct stm32_i2c_priv_s *priv)
 
 #elif CONFIG_STM32_I2CTIMEOMS > 0
       abstime.tv_nsec += CONFIG_STM32_I2CTIMEOMS * 1000 * 1000;
-      if (abstime.tv_nsec > 1000 * 1000 * 1000)
+      if (abstime.tv_nsec >= 1000 * 1000 * 1000)
         {
           abstime.tv_sec++;
           abstime.tv_nsec -= 1000 * 1000 * 1000;
diff --git a/arch/arm/src/stm32/stm32f30xxx_i2c.c b/arch/arm/src/stm32/stm32f30xxx_i2c.c
index 8118133c010..d9c29c72268 100644
--- a/arch/arm/src/stm32/stm32f30xxx_i2c.c
+++ b/arch/arm/src/stm32/stm32f30xxx_i2c.c
@@ -673,7 +673,7 @@ static inline int stm32_i2c_sem_waitdone(FAR struct stm32_i2c_priv_s *priv)
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_STM32_I2C_DYNTIMEO
       abstime.tv_nsec += 1000 * stm32_i2c_tousecs(priv->msgc, priv->msgv);
-      if (abstime.tv_nsec > 1000 * 1000 * 1000)
+      if (abstime.tv_nsec >= 1000 * 1000 * 1000)
         {
           abstime.tv_sec++;
           abstime.tv_nsec -= 1000 * 1000 * 1000;
@@ -681,7 +681,7 @@ static inline int stm32_i2c_sem_waitdone(FAR struct stm32_i2c_priv_s *priv)
 
 #elif CONFIG_STM32_I2CTIMEOMS > 0
       abstime.tv_nsec += CONFIG_STM32_I2CTIMEOMS * 1000 * 1000;
-      if (abstime.tv_nsec > 1000 * 1000 * 1000)
+      if (abstime.tv_nsec >= 1000 * 1000 * 1000)
         {
           abstime.tv_sec++;
           abstime.tv_nsec -= 1000 * 1000 * 1000;
diff --git a/arch/arm/src/tiva/tiva_i2c.c b/arch/arm/src/tiva/tiva_i2c.c
index fa6f05eb1d7..9124993c0ba 100644
--- a/arch/arm/src/tiva/tiva_i2c.c
+++ b/arch/arm/src/tiva/tiva_i2c.c
@@ -812,7 +812,7 @@ static inline int tiva_i2c_sem_waitdone(struct tiva_i2c_priv_s *priv)
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_TIVA_I2C_DYNTIMEO
       abstime.tv_nsec += 1000 * tiva_i2c_tousecs(priv->msgc, priv->msgv);
-      if (abstime.tv_nsec > 1000 * 1000 * 1000)
+      if (abstime.tv_nsec >= 1000 * 1000 * 1000)
         {
           abstime.tv_sec++;
           abstime.tv_nsec -= 1000 * 1000 * 1000;
@@ -820,7 +820,7 @@ static inline int tiva_i2c_sem_waitdone(struct tiva_i2c_priv_s *priv)
 
 #elif CONFIG_TIVA_I2C_TIMEOMS > 0
       abstime.tv_nsec += CONFIG_TIVA_I2C_TIMEOMS * 1000 * 1000;
-      if (abstime.tv_nsec > 1000 * 1000 * 1000)
+      if (abstime.tv_nsec >= 1000 * 1000 * 1000)
         {
           abstime.tv_sec++;
           abstime.tv_nsec -= 1000 * 1000 * 1000;