diff --git a/sys/arch/i386/stand/boot/boot2.c b/sys/arch/i386/stand/boot/boot2.c
index 15eefc868675..2523e791ed4a 100644
--- a/sys/arch/i386/stand/boot/boot2.c
+++ b/sys/arch/i386/stand/boot/boot2.c
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-/*	$NetBSD: boot2.c,v 1.12 2005/12/11 12:17:47 christos Exp $	*/
+/*	$NetBSD: boot2.c,v 1.13 2007/07/08 11:44:08 ws Exp $	*/
 
 /*
  * Copyright (c) 2003
@@ -335,7 +335,7 @@ command_dev(char *arg)
 		return;
 	}
 
-	if (strchr(arg, ':') != NULL ||
+	if (strchr(arg, ':') == NULL ||
 	    parsebootfile(arg, &fsname, &devname, &default_unit,
 			  &default_partition, &file)) {
 		command_help(NULL);