diff --git a/arch/mips/kernel/cevt-r4k.c b/arch/mips/kernel/cevt-r4k.c
index bab935a3d74b4941216a213d146aea13ab772c5d..076f52b9bb79225bdfb3b39970d37caba13d8423 100644
--- a/arch/mips/kernel/cevt-r4k.c
+++ b/arch/mips/kernel/cevt-r4k.c
@@ -276,7 +276,7 @@ void __cpuinit mips_clockevent_init(void)
 
 	clockevents_register_device(cd);
 
-	if (!cp0_timer_irq_installed)
+	if (cp0_timer_irq_installed)
 		return;
 
 	cp0_timer_irq_installed = 1;