diff --git a/arch/arm/lib/bootm.c b/arch/arm/lib/bootm.c
index b27266c7a1933c625031e8b67ddbb479d1cb74bc..c3c1d2fdfa2d8ab9d4eacd4a8218f3455fe3a8fc 100644
--- a/arch/arm/lib/bootm.c
+++ b/arch/arm/lib/bootm.c
@@ -437,7 +437,7 @@ void boot_prep_vxworks(bootm_headers_t *images)
 
 	if (images->ft_addr) {
 		off = fdt_path_offset(images->ft_addr, "/memory");
-		if (off < 0) {
+		if (off > 0) {
 			if (arch_fixup_fdt(images->ft_addr))
 				puts("## WARNING: fixup memory failed!\n");
 		}