diff --git a/drivers/staging/android/ion/ion.c b/drivers/staging/android/ion/ion.c
index 49ed6de1a95e..07fc21797f0f 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/android/ion/ion.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/android/ion/ion.c
@@ -699,7 +699,7 @@ static void user_ion_free_nolock(struct ion_client *client,
 		WARN(1, "%s: invalid handle passed to free.\n", __func__);
 		return;
 	}
-	if (!handle->user_ref_count > 0) {
+	if (handle->user_ref_count == 0) {
 		WARN(1, "%s: User does not have access!\n", __func__);
 		return;
 	}