diff --git a/drivers/staging/comedi/drivers/amplc_pc236.c b/drivers/staging/comedi/drivers/amplc_pc236.c
index ae75754dd777ddde3a331b099c5e0604151ce4cd..d460b243f37bf279acdc07401d389f1e0ea78373 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/comedi/drivers/amplc_pc236.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/comedi/drivers/amplc_pc236.c
@@ -331,28 +331,13 @@ static int pc236_intr_cmdtest(struct comedi_device *dev,
 	if (err)
 		return 2;
 
-	/* step 3: */
+	/* Step 3: check it arguments are trivially valid */
 
-	if (cmd->start_arg != 0) {
-		cmd->start_arg = 0;
-		err++;
-	}
-	if (cmd->scan_begin_arg != 0) {
-		cmd->scan_begin_arg = 0;
-		err++;
-	}
-	if (cmd->convert_arg != 0) {
-		cmd->convert_arg = 0;
-		err++;
-	}
-	if (cmd->scan_end_arg != 1) {
-		cmd->scan_end_arg = 1;
-		err++;
-	}
-	if (cmd->stop_arg != 0) {
-		cmd->stop_arg = 0;
-		err++;
-	}
+	err |= cfc_check_trigger_arg_is(&cmd->start_arg, 0);
+	err |= cfc_check_trigger_arg_is(&cmd->scan_begin_arg, 0);
+	err |= cfc_check_trigger_arg_is(&cmd->convert_arg, 0);
+	err |= cfc_check_trigger_arg_is(&cmd->scan_end_arg, 1);
+	err |= cfc_check_trigger_arg_is(&cmd->stop_arg, 0);
 
 	if (err)
 		return 3;