diff --git a/arch/powerpc/kernel/process.c b/arch/powerpc/kernel/process.c
index 64b7a6e61dd1..8d4c247f1738 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/kernel/process.c
+++ b/arch/powerpc/kernel/process.c
@@ -811,7 +811,7 @@ struct task_struct *__switch_to(struct task_struct *prev,
  * schedule DABR
  */
 #ifndef CONFIG_HAVE_HW_BREAKPOINT
-	if (unlikely(hw_brk_match(&__get_cpu_var(current_brk), &new->thread.hw_brk)))
+	if (unlikely(!hw_brk_match(&__get_cpu_var(current_brk), &new->thread.hw_brk)))
 		set_breakpoint(&new->thread.hw_brk);
 #endif /* CONFIG_HAVE_HW_BREAKPOINT */
 #endif