diff --git a/drivers/dma/sirf-dma.c b/drivers/dma/sirf-dma.c
index 64385cde044b..649fd6c965eb 100644
--- a/drivers/dma/sirf-dma.c
+++ b/drivers/dma/sirf-dma.c
@@ -428,7 +428,7 @@ static struct dma_async_tx_descriptor *sirfsoc_dma_prep_interleaved(
 	unsigned long iflags;
 	int ret;
 
-	if ((xt->dir != DMA_MEM_TO_DEV) || (xt->dir != DMA_DEV_TO_MEM)) {
+	if ((xt->dir != DMA_MEM_TO_DEV) && (xt->dir != DMA_DEV_TO_MEM)) {
 		ret = -EINVAL;
 		goto err_dir;
 	}