diff --git a/hw/virtio/vhost.c b/hw/virtio/vhost.c
index 54041948cf..e4290ce93d 100644
--- a/hw/virtio/vhost.c
+++ b/hw/virtio/vhost.c
@@ -493,21 +493,21 @@ static int vhost_verify_ring_mappings(struct vhost_dev *dev,
         j = 0;
         r = vhost_verify_ring_part_mapping(dev, vq->desc, vq->desc_phys,
                                            vq->desc_size, start_addr, size);
-        if (!r) {
+        if (r) {
             break;
         }
 
         j++;
         r = vhost_verify_ring_part_mapping(dev, vq->avail, vq->avail_phys,
                                            vq->avail_size, start_addr, size);
-        if (!r) {
+        if (r) {
             break;
         }
 
         j++;
         r = vhost_verify_ring_part_mapping(dev, vq->used, vq->used_phys,
                                            vq->used_size, start_addr, size);
-        if (!r) {
+        if (r) {
             break;
         }
     }