diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/sun4i/sun4i_hdmi_enc.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/sun4i/sun4i_hdmi_enc.c
index 7e7fa8cef2ad..8ba19a8ca40f 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/sun4i/sun4i_hdmi_enc.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/sun4i/sun4i_hdmi_enc.c
@@ -243,7 +243,7 @@ sun4i_hdmi_connector_detect(struct drm_connector *connector, bool force)
 	unsigned long reg;
 
 	reg = readl(hdmi->base + SUN4I_HDMI_HPD_REG);
-	if (reg & SUN4I_HDMI_HPD_HIGH) {
+	if (!(reg & SUN4I_HDMI_HPD_HIGH)) {
 		cec_phys_addr_invalidate(hdmi->cec_adap);
 		return connector_status_disconnected;
 	}