diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/spectrum_cs.c b/drivers/net/wireless/spectrum_cs.c
index 7f78b7801fb3..bcc7038130f6 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/spectrum_cs.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/spectrum_cs.c
@@ -242,7 +242,7 @@ spectrum_reset(struct pcmcia_device *link, int idle)
 	u_int save_cor;
 
 	/* Doing it if hardware is gone is guaranteed crash */
-	if (pcmcia_dev_present(link))
+	if (!pcmcia_dev_present(link))
 		return -ENODEV;
 
 	/* Save original COR value */