diff --git a/drivers/nxp/ddr/nxp-ddr/regs.c b/drivers/nxp/ddr/nxp-ddr/regs.c
index cedd7ca..26155ab 100644
--- a/drivers/nxp/ddr/nxp-ddr/regs.c
+++ b/drivers/nxp/ddr/nxp-ddr/regs.c
@@ -1302,7 +1302,7 @@
 		return 0;
 	}
 
-	if ((bin[i].taamin_ps[j] == 0) ||
+	if (((bin[i].taamin_ps[j] == 0) && j > 0) ||
 	    (bin[i].taamin_ps[j] > taamin_ps && j > 0)) {
 		j--;
 	}