diff --git a/kernel/time/clocksource.c b/kernel/time/clocksource.c
index 6d5a0fc98e3987..cd9a59011dee96 100644
--- a/kernel/time/clocksource.c
+++ b/kernel/time/clocksource.c
@@ -235,7 +235,7 @@ static enum wd_read_status cs_watchdog_read(struct clocksource *cs, u64 *csnow,
 		wd_delay = clocksource_cyc2ns(wd_delta, watchdog->mult,
 					      watchdog->shift);
 		if (wd_delay <= WATCHDOG_MAX_SKEW) {
-			if (nretries > 1 || nretries >= max_retries) {
+			if (nretries > 1 && nretries >= max_retries) {
 				pr_warn("timekeeping watchdog on CPU%d: %s retried %d times before success\n",
 					smp_processor_id(), watchdog->name, nretries);
 			}