diff --git a/drivers/staging/comedi/drivers/addi_apci_1032.c b/drivers/staging/comedi/drivers/addi_apci_1032.c
index dc285307a636..eb31375e72e6 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/comedi/drivers/addi_apci_1032.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/comedi/drivers/addi_apci_1032.c
@@ -154,28 +154,13 @@ static int apci1032_cos_cmdtest(struct comedi_device *dev,
 	if (err)
 		return 2;
 
-	/* step 3: */
+	/* Step 3: check if 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;