diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-tegra/platsmp.c b/arch/arm/mach-tegra/platsmp.c
index 4dfc75e118ff89d3e684f305932863302d57ef17..e78d52d83acd08be4eae1b907e0d011fd025aaaa 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mach-tegra/platsmp.c
+++ b/arch/arm/mach-tegra/platsmp.c
@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@ static int tegra30_power_up_cpu(unsigned int cpu)
 	if (cpumask_test_cpu(cpu, &tegra_cpu_init_mask)) {
 		timeout = jiffies + msecs_to_jiffies(50);
 		do {
-			if (!tegra_powergate_is_powered(pwrgateid))
+			if (tegra_powergate_is_powered(pwrgateid))
 				goto remove_clamps;
 			udelay(10);
 		} while (time_before(jiffies, timeout));