diff --git a/boards/arm/cxd56xx/spresense/src/cxd56_sdcard.c b/boards/arm/cxd56xx/spresense/src/cxd56_sdcard.c
index 42a63bbd4e..3701fb8a1d 100644
--- a/boards/arm/cxd56xx/spresense/src/cxd56_sdcard.c
+++ b/boards/arm/cxd56xx/spresense/src/cxd56_sdcard.c
@@ -125,7 +125,7 @@ static void board_sdcard_enable(void *arg)
 
       /* If not initialize SD slot */
 
-      if (!nx_stat("/dev/mmcsd0", &stat_sdio, 1) == 0)
+      if (nx_stat("/dev/mmcsd0", &stat_sdio, 1) != 0)
         {
           /* Now bind the SDHC interface to the MMC/SD driver */