diff --git a/components/driver/i2c.c b/components/driver/i2c.c
index 6c9d4fed1..2028b8b35 100644
--- a/components/driver/i2c.c
+++ b/components/driver/i2c.c
@@ -729,7 +729,7 @@ esp_err_t i2c_get_data_timing(i2c_port_t i2c_num, int* sample_time, int* hold_ti
 esp_err_t i2c_set_timeout(i2c_port_t i2c_num, int timeout)
 {
     I2C_CHECK(i2c_num < I2C_NUM_MAX, I2C_NUM_ERROR_STR, ESP_ERR_INVALID_ARG);
-    I2C_CHECK((timeout <= I2C_SDA_SAMPLE_TIME_V) && (timeout > 0), I2C_TIMEING_VAL_ERR_STR, ESP_ERR_INVALID_ARG);
+    I2C_CHECK((timeout <= I2C_TIME_OUT_REG_V) && (timeout > 0), I2C_TIMEING_VAL_ERR_STR, ESP_ERR_INVALID_ARG);
 
     I2C_ENTER_CRITICAL(&i2c_spinlock[i2c_num]);
     I2C[i2c_num]->timeout.tout = timeout;