diff --git a/tools/lib/lockdep/preload.c b/tools/lib/lockdep/preload.c
index f8465a811aa5..23bd69cb5ade 100644
--- a/tools/lib/lockdep/preload.c
+++ b/tools/lib/lockdep/preload.c
@@ -418,7 +418,7 @@ int pthread_rwlock_unlock(pthread_rwlock_t *rwlock)
 
 __attribute__((constructor)) static void init_preload(void)
 {
-	if (__init_state != done)
+	if (__init_state == done)
 		return;
 
 #ifndef __GLIBC__