diff --git a/drivers/misc/habanalabs/common/command_submission.c b/drivers/misc/habanalabs/common/command_submission.c
index ff8791a651fd..af3c497defb1 100644
--- a/drivers/misc/habanalabs/common/command_submission.c
+++ b/drivers/misc/habanalabs/common/command_submission.c
@@ -2017,7 +2017,7 @@ static int _hl_interrupt_wait_ioctl(struct hl_device *hdev, struct hl_ctx *ctx,
 		if (completion_value >= target_value) {
 			*status = CS_WAIT_STATUS_COMPLETED;
 		} else {
-			timeout -= jiffies_to_usecs(completion_rc);
+			timeout = completion_rc;
 			goto wait_again;
 		}
 	} else {