#include <linux/timer.h>
 #include <linux/mm.h>
 #include <linux/interrupt.h>
+#include <linux/jiffies.h>
 #include <linux/major.h>
 #include <linux/devfs_fs_kernel.h>
 #include <linux/errno.h>
        }
        if (time_after(jiffies, tape->insert_time))
                tape->insert_speed = tape->insert_size / 1024 * HZ / (jiffies - tape->insert_time);
-       if (jiffies - tape->avg_time >= HZ) {
+       if (time_after_eq(jiffies, tape->avg_time + HZ)) {
                tape->avg_speed = tape->avg_size * HZ / (jiffies - tape->avg_time) / 1024;
                tape->avg_size = 0;
                tape->avg_time = jiffies;
                        } else {
                                return ide_do_reset(drive);
                        }
-               } else if (jiffies - tape->dsc_polling_start > IDETAPE_DSC_MA_THRESHOLD)
+               } else if (time_after(jiffies, tape->dsc_polling_start + IDETAPE_DSC_MA_THRESHOLD))
                        tape->dsc_polling_frequency = IDETAPE_DSC_MA_SLOW;
                idetape_postpone_request(drive);
                return ide_stopped;