diff --git a/drivers/staging/comedi/drivers/adl_pci9118.c b/drivers/staging/comedi/drivers/adl_pci9118.c
index 89ed2d6dea0a..59a65cbc6db9 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/comedi/drivers/adl_pci9118.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/comedi/drivers/adl_pci9118.c
@@ -1120,7 +1120,7 @@ static int pci9118_ai_cmdtest(struct comedi_device *dev,
 	struct pci9118_private *devpriv = dev->private;
 	int err = 0;
 	unsigned int flags;
-	int tmp;
+	unsigned int arg;
 	unsigned int divisor1 = 0, divisor2 = 0;
 
 	/* Step 1 : check if triggers are trivially valid */
@@ -1237,45 +1237,30 @@ static int pci9118_ai_cmdtest(struct comedi_device *dev,
 	/* step 4: fix up any arguments */
 
 	if (cmd->scan_begin_src == TRIG_TIMER) {
-		tmp = cmd->scan_begin_arg;
+		arg = cmd->scan_begin_arg;
 		i8253_cascade_ns_to_timer(I8254_OSC_BASE_4MHZ,
 					  &divisor1, &divisor2,
-					  &cmd->scan_begin_arg, cmd->flags);
-		if (cmd->scan_begin_arg < this_board->ai_ns_min)
-			cmd->scan_begin_arg = this_board->ai_ns_min;
-		if (tmp != cmd->scan_begin_arg)
-			err++;
+					  &arg, cmd->flags);
+		err |= cfc_check_trigger_arg_is(&cmd->scan_begin_arg, arg);
 	}
 
 	if (cmd->convert_src & (TRIG_TIMER | TRIG_NOW)) {
-		tmp = cmd->convert_arg;
+		arg = cmd->convert_arg;
 		i8253_cascade_ns_to_timer(I8254_OSC_BASE_4MHZ,
 					  &divisor1, &divisor2,
-					  &cmd->convert_arg, cmd->flags);
-		if (cmd->convert_arg < this_board->ai_ns_min)
-			cmd->convert_arg = this_board->ai_ns_min;
-		if (tmp != cmd->convert_arg)
-			err++;
-		if (cmd->scan_begin_src == TRIG_TIMER
-		    && cmd->convert_src == TRIG_NOW) {
+					  &arg, cmd->flags);
+		err |= cfc_check_trigger_arg_is(&cmd->convert_arg, arg);
+
+		if (cmd->scan_begin_src == TRIG_TIMER &&
+		    cmd->convert_src == TRIG_NOW) {
 			if (cmd->convert_arg == 0) {
-				if (cmd->scan_begin_arg <
-				    this_board->ai_ns_min *
-				    (cmd->scan_end_arg + 2)) {
-					cmd->scan_begin_arg =
-					    this_board->ai_ns_min *
-					    (cmd->scan_end_arg + 2);
-					err++;
-				}
+				arg = this_board->ai_ns_min *
+				      (cmd->scan_end_arg + 2);
 			} else {
-				if (cmd->scan_begin_arg <
-				    cmd->convert_arg * cmd->chanlist_len) {
-					cmd->scan_begin_arg =
-					    cmd->convert_arg *
-					    cmd->chanlist_len;
-					err++;
-				}
+				arg = cmd->convert_arg * cmd->chanlist_len;
 			}
+			err |= cfc_check_trigger_arg_min(&cmd->scan_begin_arg,
+							 arg);
 		}
 	}