diff --git a/[refs] b/[refs]
index c301792f3bab..8be98b90c3a9 100644
--- a/[refs]
+++ b/[refs]
@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
 ---
-refs/heads/master: 5d66fe92a19fb41373d13e75831169a6b5e5bef5
+refs/heads/master: e145b98484f5c7444151e90cc0853f14e6d396a4
diff --git a/trunk/drivers/net/atarilance.c b/trunk/drivers/net/atarilance.c
index c5721cb38265..cc9ed8643910 100644
--- a/trunk/drivers/net/atarilance.c
+++ b/trunk/drivers/net/atarilance.c
@@ -663,7 +663,7 @@ static int lance_open( struct net_device *dev )
 	while (--i > 0)
 		if (DREG & CSR0_IDON)
 			break;
-	if (i < 0 || (DREG & CSR0_ERR)) {
+	if (i <= 0 || (DREG & CSR0_ERR)) {
 		DPRINTK( 2, ( "lance_open(): opening %s failed, i=%d, csr0=%04x\n",
 					  dev->name, i, DREG ));
 		DREG = CSR0_STOP;