diff --git a/drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-tegra.c b/drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-tegra.c
index 2bc40f957e509..aa469b33ee2ee 100644
--- a/drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-tegra.c
+++ b/drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-tegra.c
@@ -449,7 +449,7 @@ static int tegra_i2c_init_dma(struct tegra_i2c_dev *i2c_dev)
 	if (i2c_dev->is_vi)
 		return 0;
 
-	if (!i2c_dev->hw->has_apb_dma) {
+	if (i2c_dev->hw->has_apb_dma) {
 		if (!IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_TEGRA20_APB_DMA)) {
 			dev_dbg(i2c_dev->dev, "APB DMA support not enabled\n");
 			return 0;