diff --git a/arch/sparc64/kernel/hvapi.c b/arch/sparc64/kernel/hvapi.c
index f03ffc829c7a96fe52927b30c541a71dfff360d0..f54b3ed3b09e4a6da657eabcdbbceab87c2a72b8 100644
--- a/arch/sparc64/kernel/hvapi.c
+++ b/arch/sparc64/kernel/hvapi.c
@@ -107,7 +107,7 @@ int sun4v_hvapi_register(unsigned long group, unsigned long major,
 				p->minor = actual_minor;
 				ret = 0;
 			} else if (hv_ret == HV_EBADTRAP ||
-				   HV_ENOTSUPPORTED) {
+				   hv_ret == HV_ENOTSUPPORTED) {
 				if (p->flags & FLAG_PRE_API) {
 					if (major == 1) {
 						p->major = 1;