diff --git a/drivers/input/misc/adxl34x.c b/drivers/input/misc/adxl34x.c
index 2b2d02f408bbb3791e334a1005b4cde853193c2b..a3e79bf5a04b0be7e47a50ae1c7084f029e35f45 100644
--- a/drivers/input/misc/adxl34x.c
+++ b/drivers/input/misc/adxl34x.c
@@ -796,7 +796,7 @@ struct adxl34x *adxl34x_probe(struct device *dev, int irq,
 
 	if (pdata->watermark) {
 		ac->int_mask |= WATERMARK;
-		if (!FIFO_MODE(pdata->fifo_mode))
+		if (FIFO_MODE(pdata->fifo_mode) == FIFO_BYPASS)
 			ac->pdata.fifo_mode |= FIFO_STREAM;
 	} else {
 		ac->int_mask |= DATA_READY;