diff --git a/arch/riscv/kernel/setup.c b/arch/riscv/kernel/setup.c
index 61c8161650ef..12a16df4d422 100644
--- a/arch/riscv/kernel/setup.c
+++ b/arch/riscv/kernel/setup.c
@@ -140,7 +140,7 @@ asmlinkage void __init setup_vm(void)
 
 void __init parse_dtb(unsigned int hartid, void *dtb)
 {
-	if (!early_init_dt_scan(__va(dtb)))
+	if (early_init_dt_scan(__va(dtb)))
 		return;
 
 	pr_err("No DTB passed to the kernel\n");