diff --git a/kernel/padata.c b/kernel/padata.c
index 3e7bf1bbc6c2..46b75d6b3618 100644
--- a/kernel/padata.c
+++ b/kernel/padata.c
@@ -959,7 +959,7 @@ static ssize_t padata_sysfs_store(struct kobject *kobj, struct attribute *attr,
 
 	pinst = kobj2pinst(kobj);
 	pentry = attr2pentry(attr);
-	if (pentry->show)
+	if (pentry->store)
 		ret = pentry->store(pinst, attr, buf, count);
 
 	return ret;