diff --git a/arch/powerpc/kernel/kvm.c b/arch/powerpc/kernel/kvm.c
index 617eba82531c..d89cf802d9aa 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/kernel/kvm.c
+++ b/arch/powerpc/kernel/kvm.c
@@ -669,7 +669,7 @@ static void __init kvm_use_magic_page(void)
 	on_each_cpu(kvm_map_magic_page, &features, 1);
 
 	/* Quick self-test to see if the mapping works */
-	if (!fault_in_pages_readable((const char *)KVM_MAGIC_PAGE, sizeof(u32))) {
+	if (fault_in_pages_readable((const char *)KVM_MAGIC_PAGE, sizeof(u32))) {
 		kvm_patching_worked = false;
 		return;
 	}