diff --git a/drivers/mfd/kempld-core.c b/drivers/mfd/kempld-core.c
index f38ec424872e..5615522f8d62 100644
--- a/drivers/mfd/kempld-core.c
+++ b/drivers/mfd/kempld-core.c
@@ -739,7 +739,7 @@ static int __init kempld_init(void)
 		for (id = kempld_dmi_table;
 		     id->matches[0].slot != DMI_NONE; id++)
 			if (strstr(id->ident, force_device_id))
-				if (id->callback && id->callback(id))
+				if (id->callback && !id->callback(id))
 					break;
 		if (id->matches[0].slot == DMI_NONE)
 			return -ENODEV;