diff --git a/redhat/rdma.modules-setup.sh b/redhat/rdma.modules-setup.sh
index 4dab750fe..8f6ebc6a7 100644
--- a/redhat/rdma.modules-setup.sh
+++ b/redhat/rdma.modules-setup.sh
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 #!/bin/bash
 
 check() {
-	[ -n "$hostonly" -a -c /sys/class/infiniband_verbs/uverbs0 ] && return 0
+	[ -n "$hostonly" -a -d /sys/class/infiniband_verbs/uverbs0 ] && return 0
 	[ -n "$hostonly" ] && return 255
 	return 0
 }