diff --git a/drivers/gpu/host1x/syncpt.c b/drivers/gpu/host1x/syncpt.c
index 2d2007760eac..f63d14a57a1d 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/host1x/syncpt.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/host1x/syncpt.c
@@ -248,7 +248,13 @@ int host1x_syncpt_wait(struct host1x_syncpt *sp, u32 thresh, long timeout,
 	if (value)
 		*value = host1x_syncpt_load(sp);
 
-	if (wait_err == 0)
+	/*
+	 * Don't rely on dma_fence_wait_timeout return value,
+	 * since it returns zero both on timeout and if the
+	 * wait completed with 0 jiffies left.
+	 */
+	host1x_hw_syncpt_load(sp->host, sp);
+	if (wait_err == 0 && !host1x_syncpt_is_expired(sp, thresh))
 		return -EAGAIN;
 	else if (wait_err < 0)
 		return wait_err;