diff --git a/drivers/net/can/usb/kvaser_usb/kvaser_usb_leaf.c b/drivers/net/can/usb/kvaser_usb/kvaser_usb_leaf.c
index 4f9c76f4d0da..fa940be4e1b0 100644
--- a/drivers/net/can/usb/kvaser_usb/kvaser_usb_leaf.c
+++ b/drivers/net/can/usb/kvaser_usb/kvaser_usb_leaf.c
@@ -898,7 +898,7 @@ static void kvaser_usb_leaf_tx_acknowledge(const struct kvaser_usb *dev,
 	context = &priv->tx_contexts[tid % dev->max_tx_urbs];
 
 	/* Sometimes the state change doesn't come after a bus-off event */
-	if (priv->can.restart_ms && priv->can.state >= CAN_STATE_BUS_OFF) {
+	if (priv->can.restart_ms && priv->can.state == CAN_STATE_BUS_OFF) {
 		struct sk_buff *skb;
 		struct can_frame *cf;
 
@@ -998,7 +998,7 @@ kvaser_usb_leaf_rx_error_update_can_state(struct kvaser_usb_net_priv *priv,
 	}
 
 	if (priv->can.restart_ms &&
-	    cur_state >= CAN_STATE_BUS_OFF &&
+	    cur_state == CAN_STATE_BUS_OFF &&
 	    new_state < CAN_STATE_BUS_OFF)
 		priv->can.can_stats.restarts++;
 
@@ -1088,7 +1088,7 @@ static void kvaser_usb_leaf_rx_error(const struct kvaser_usb *dev,
 		}
 
 		if (priv->can.restart_ms &&
-		    old_state >= CAN_STATE_BUS_OFF &&
+		    old_state == CAN_STATE_BUS_OFF &&
 		    new_state < CAN_STATE_BUS_OFF) {
 			cf->can_id |= CAN_ERR_RESTARTED;
 			netif_carrier_on(priv->netdev);