diff --git a/sound/soc/intel/skylake/skl-pcm.c b/sound/soc/intel/skylake/skl-pcm.c
index eb1f00b28df123cccaf462753ff49c9185bfc229..77bfd407f2a1e15850ccf91fb746154c5b4a96d5 100644
--- a/sound/soc/intel/skylake/skl-pcm.c
+++ b/sound/soc/intel/skylake/skl-pcm.c
@@ -1020,7 +1020,7 @@ static int skl_platform_pcm_trigger(struct snd_pcm_substream *substream,
 {
 	struct hdac_ext_bus *ebus = get_bus_ctx(substream);
 
-	if ((ebus_to_hbus(ebus))->ppcap)
+	if (!(ebus_to_hbus(ebus))->ppcap)
 		return skl_coupled_trigger(substream, cmd);
 
 	return 0;