diff --git a/msm/dsi/dsi_display.c b/msm/dsi/dsi_display.c
index b32a066b0b..59db8afd22 100644
--- a/msm/dsi/dsi_display.c
+++ b/msm/dsi/dsi_display.c
@@ -800,6 +800,9 @@ static int dsi_display_status_check_te(struct dsi_display *display,
 	int rc = 1, i = 0;
 	int const esd_te_timeout = msecs_to_jiffies(3*20);
 
+	if (!rechecks)
+		return rc;
+
 	dsi_display_change_te_irq_status(display, true);
 
 	for (i = 0; i < rechecks; i++) {