diff --git a/drivers/scsi/sym53c416.c b/drivers/scsi/sym53c416.c
index f26c3a29e631e88184af3cca14254f0e6128cba0..ebfddd40ce67322840d8e115bbe773617126de2a 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/sym53c416.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/sym53c416.c
@@ -809,7 +809,7 @@ static int sym53c416_host_reset(Scsi_Cmnd *SCpnt)
 	/* printk("sym53c416_reset\n"); */
 	base = SCpnt->device->host->io_port;
 	/* search scsi_id - fixme, we shouldnt need to iterate for this! */
-	for(i = 0; i < host_index && scsi_id != -1; i++)
+	for(i = 0; i < host_index && scsi_id == -1; i++)
 		if(hosts[i].base == base)
 			scsi_id = hosts[i].scsi_id;
 	outb(RESET_CHIP, base + COMMAND_REG);