diff --git a/arch/riscv/kvm/nacl.c b/arch/riscv/kvm/nacl.c
index 6f9f8963e9dd..9aff03c4f667 100644
--- a/arch/riscv/kvm/nacl.c
+++ b/arch/riscv/kvm/nacl.c
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ void __kvm_riscv_nacl_hfence(void *shmem,
 	}
 
 	if (ent < 0) {
-		if (try_count) {
+		if (try_count--) {
 			nacl_sync_hfence(-1UL);
 			goto again;
 		} else {