diff --git a/arch/mips/kernel/head.S b/arch/mips/kernel/head.S
index f78538eceef7..c15bbc436bbd 100644
--- a/arch/mips/kernel/head.S
+++ b/arch/mips/kernel/head.S
@@ -141,7 +141,7 @@
 EXPORT(stext)					# used for profiling
 EXPORT(_stext)
 
-#ifdef CONFIG_BOOT_RAW
+#ifndef CONFIG_BOOT_RAW
 	/*
 	 * Give us a fighting chance of running if execution beings at the
 	 * kernel load address.  This is needed because this platform does