diff --git a/ps2d/src/controller.rs b/ps2d/src/controller.rs
index 8ab469af9f..e5972b5de1 100644
--- a/ps2d/src/controller.rs
+++ b/ps2d/src/controller.rs
@@ -152,7 +152,7 @@ impl Ps2 {
     fn flush_read(&mut self, message: &str) {
         let mut timeout = 100;
         while timeout > 0 {
-            while self.status().contains(StatusFlags::OUTPUT_FULL) {
+            if self.status().contains(StatusFlags::OUTPUT_FULL) {
                 eprintln!("ps2d: flush {}: {:X}", message, self.data.read());
             }
             unsafe { pause(); }