diff --git a/drivers/mmcsd/mmcsd_sdio.c b/drivers/mmcsd/mmcsd_sdio.c
index 779cfb32e60..b02a8f7a3f5 100644
--- a/drivers/mmcsd/mmcsd_sdio.c
+++ b/drivers/mmcsd/mmcsd_sdio.c
@@ -2613,7 +2613,7 @@ static int mmcsd_cardidentify(FAR struct mmcsd_state_s *priv)
 
       elapsed = g_system_timer - start;
     }
-  while (elapsed < TICK_PER_SEC || ret != OK);
+  while (elapsed < TICK_PER_SEC && ret != OK);
 
   /* We get here when the above loop completes, either (1) we could not
    * communicate properly with the card due to errors (and the loop times