diff --git a/kernel/time/tick-common.c b/kernel/time/tick-common.c
index 015661279b68..0a0608edeb26 100644
--- a/kernel/time/tick-common.c
+++ b/kernel/time/tick-common.c
@@ -276,7 +276,7 @@ static bool tick_check_preferred(struct clock_event_device *curdev,
 bool tick_check_replacement(struct clock_event_device *curdev,
 			    struct clock_event_device *newdev)
 {
-	if (tick_check_percpu(curdev, newdev, smp_processor_id()))
+	if (!tick_check_percpu(curdev, newdev, smp_processor_id()))
 		return false;
 
 	return tick_check_preferred(curdev, newdev);