{
        struct ath10k *ar = htc->ar;
        int i, status = 0;
+       unsigned long time_left;
        struct ath10k_htc_svc_conn_req conn_req;
        struct ath10k_htc_svc_conn_resp conn_resp;
        struct ath10k_htc_msg *msg;
        u16 credit_count;
        u16 credit_size;
 
-       status = wait_for_completion_timeout(&htc->ctl_resp,
-                                            ATH10K_HTC_WAIT_TIMEOUT_HZ);
-       if (status == 0) {
+       time_left = wait_for_completion_timeout(&htc->ctl_resp,
+                                               ATH10K_HTC_WAIT_TIMEOUT_HZ);
+       if (!time_left) {
                /* Workaround: In some cases the PCI HIF doesn't
                 * receive interrupt for the control response message
                 * even if the buffer was completed. It is suspected
                for (i = 0; i < CE_COUNT; i++)
                        ath10k_hif_send_complete_check(htc->ar, i, 1);
 
-               status = wait_for_completion_timeout(&htc->ctl_resp,
-                                                    ATH10K_HTC_WAIT_TIMEOUT_HZ);
+               time_left =
+               wait_for_completion_timeout(&htc->ctl_resp,
+                                           ATH10K_HTC_WAIT_TIMEOUT_HZ);
 
-               if (status == 0)
+               if (!time_left)
                        status = -ETIMEDOUT;
        }
 
        struct sk_buff *skb;
        unsigned int max_msg_size = 0;
        int length, status;
+       unsigned long time_left;
        bool disable_credit_flow_ctrl = false;
        u16 message_id, service_id, flags = 0;
        u8 tx_alloc = 0;
        }
 
        /* wait for response */
-       status = wait_for_completion_timeout(&htc->ctl_resp,
-                                            ATH10K_HTC_CONN_SVC_TIMEOUT_HZ);
-       if (status == 0) {
-               ath10k_err(ar, "Service connect timeout: %d\n", status);
+       time_left = wait_for_completion_timeout(&htc->ctl_resp,
+                                               ATH10K_HTC_CONN_SVC_TIMEOUT_HZ);
+       if (!time_left) {
+               ath10k_err(ar, "Service connect timeout\n");
                return -ETIMEDOUT;
        }