diff --git a/platforms/avr/drivers/i2c_master.c b/platforms/avr/drivers/i2c_master.c
index c1a7b5f72d..524494c99d 100644
--- a/platforms/avr/drivers/i2c_master.c
+++ b/platforms/avr/drivers/i2c_master.c
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ static i2c_status_t i2c_start_impl(uint8_t address, uint16_t timeout) {
 
     uint16_t timeout_timer = timer_read();
     while (!(TWCR & (1 << TWINT))) {
-        if ((timeout != I2C_TIMEOUT_INFINITE) && ((timer_read() - timeout_timer) >= timeout)) {
+        if ((timeout != I2C_TIMEOUT_INFINITE) && (timer_elapsed(timeout_timer) > timeout)) {
             return I2C_STATUS_TIMEOUT;
         }
     }
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ static i2c_status_t i2c_start_impl(uint8_t address, uint16_t timeout) {
 
     timeout_timer = timer_read();
     while (!(TWCR & (1 << TWINT))) {
-        if ((timeout != I2C_TIMEOUT_INFINITE) && ((timer_read() - timeout_timer) >= timeout)) {
+        if ((timeout != I2C_TIMEOUT_INFINITE) && (timer_elapsed(timeout_timer) > timeout)) {
             return I2C_STATUS_TIMEOUT;
         }
     }
@@ -102,7 +102,7 @@ i2c_status_t i2c_start(uint8_t address, uint16_t timeout) {
     i2c_status_t status;
     do {
         status = i2c_start_impl(address, time_slice);
-    } while ((status < 0) && ((timeout == I2C_TIMEOUT_INFINITE) || (timer_elapsed(timeout_timer) < timeout)));
+    } while ((status < 0) && ((timeout == I2C_TIMEOUT_INFINITE) || (timer_elapsed(timeout_timer) <= timeout)));
     return status;
 }
 
@@ -114,7 +114,7 @@ i2c_status_t i2c_write(uint8_t data, uint16_t timeout) {
 
     uint16_t timeout_timer = timer_read();
     while (!(TWCR & (1 << TWINT))) {
-        if ((timeout != I2C_TIMEOUT_INFINITE) && ((timer_read() - timeout_timer) >= timeout)) {
+        if ((timeout != I2C_TIMEOUT_INFINITE) && (timer_elapsed(timeout_timer) > timeout)) {
             return I2C_STATUS_TIMEOUT;
         }
     }
@@ -132,7 +132,7 @@ int16_t i2c_read_ack(uint16_t timeout) {
 
     uint16_t timeout_timer = timer_read();
     while (!(TWCR & (1 << TWINT))) {
-        if ((timeout != I2C_TIMEOUT_INFINITE) && ((timer_read() - timeout_timer) >= timeout)) {
+        if ((timeout != I2C_TIMEOUT_INFINITE) && (timer_elapsed(timeout_timer) > timeout)) {
             return I2C_STATUS_TIMEOUT;
         }
     }
@@ -147,7 +147,7 @@ int16_t i2c_read_nack(uint16_t timeout) {
 
     uint16_t timeout_timer = timer_read();
     while (!(TWCR & (1 << TWINT))) {
-        if ((timeout != I2C_TIMEOUT_INFINITE) && ((timer_read() - timeout_timer) >= timeout)) {
+        if ((timeout != I2C_TIMEOUT_INFINITE) && (timer_elapsed(timeout_timer) > timeout)) {
             return I2C_STATUS_TIMEOUT;
         }
     }