diff --git a/include/asm-arm/arch-ixp2000/ixdp2x00.h b/include/asm-arm/arch-ixp2000/ixdp2x00.h
index 229381c64283..546e2e8e27b8 100644
--- a/include/asm-arm/arch-ixp2000/ixdp2x00.h
+++ b/include/asm-arm/arch-ixp2000/ixdp2x00.h
@@ -72,12 +72,11 @@
 
 #ifndef __ASSEMBLY__
 /*
- * Master NPU will always have flash and be PCI master.
- * Slave NPU may or may not have flash but will never be PCI master.
+ * The master NPU is always PCI master.
  */
 static inline unsigned int ixdp2x00_master_npu(void)
 {
-	return ((ixp2000_has_flash()) && (ixp2000_is_pcimaster()));
+	return !!ixp2000_is_pcimaster();
 }
 
 /*