diff --git a/drivers/platform/x86/dell-laptop.c b/drivers/platform/x86/dell-laptop.c
index f1fa8612db406168f53db3d71a025255c0622af0..06978c14c83b23c5e35c4cb721863903a736486d 100644
--- a/drivers/platform/x86/dell-laptop.c
+++ b/drivers/platform/x86/dell-laptop.c
@@ -2185,7 +2185,7 @@ static int __init dell_init(void)
 		dell_fill_request(&buffer, token->location, 0, 0, 0);
 		ret = dell_send_request(&buffer,
 					CLASS_TOKEN_READ, SELECT_TOKEN_AC);
-		if (ret)
+		if (ret == 0)
 			max_intensity = buffer.output[3];
 	}