1 files changed, 1 insertions, 1 deletions

diff --git a/drivers/net/sfc/falcon_boards.c b/drivers/net/sfc/falcon_boards.c
index cfc6a5b5a477..cfc29d767588 100644
--- a/drivers/net/sfc/falcon_boards.c
+++ b/drivers/net/sfc/falcon_boards.c
@@ -325,7 +325,7 @@ static ssize_t set_phy_flash_cfg(struct device *dev,
                 new_mode = old_mode & ~PHY_MODE_SPECIAL;
         else
                 new_mode = PHY_MODE_SPECIAL;
-        if (old_mode == new_mode) {
+        if (!((old_mode ^ new_mode) & PHY_MODE_SPECIAL)) {
                 err = 0;
         } else if (efx->state != STATE_RUNNING || netif_running(efx->net_dev)) {
                 err = -EBUSY;