diff --git a/drivers/dma-buf/dma-fence.c b/drivers/dma-buf/dma-fence.c
index 0918d3f003d6..57da14c15987 100644
--- a/drivers/dma-buf/dma-fence.c
+++ b/drivers/dma-buf/dma-fence.c
@@ -402,6 +402,11 @@ dma_fence_default_wait(struct dma_fence *fence, bool intr, signed long timeout)
 		}
 	}
 
+	if (!timeout) {
+		ret = 0;
+		goto out;
+	}
+
 	cb.base.func = dma_fence_default_wait_cb;
 	cb.task = current;
 	list_add(&cb.base.node, &fence->cb_list);