diff --git a/drivers/cdrom/aztcd.c b/drivers/cdrom/aztcd.c
index ce4a1ce59d6a2369ee22bbebeca2f4bc62346659..ec004897b63494e220f87a211056903731a5b122 100644
--- a/drivers/cdrom/aztcd.c
+++ b/drivers/cdrom/aztcd.c
@@ -1763,7 +1763,7 @@ static int __init aztcd_init(void)
 				release_region(azt_port, 4);
 			}
 		}
-		if ((azt_port_auto[i] == 0) || (i == 16)) {
+		if ((i == 16) || (azt_port_auto[i] == 0)) {
 			printk(KERN_INFO "aztcd: no AZTECH CD-ROM drive found\n");
 			return -EIO;
 		}