diff --git a/drivers/regulator/stm32-vrefbuf.c b/drivers/regulator/stm32-vrefbuf.c
index 72c8b3e1022b..e0a9c445ed67 100644
--- a/drivers/regulator/stm32-vrefbuf.c
+++ b/drivers/regulator/stm32-vrefbuf.c
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ static int stm32_vrefbuf_enable(struct regulator_dev *rdev)
 	 * arbitrary timeout.
 	 */
 	ret = readl_poll_timeout(priv->base + STM32_VREFBUF_CSR, val,
-				 !(val & STM32_VRR), 650, 10000);
+				 val & STM32_VRR, 650, 10000);
 	if (ret) {
 		dev_err(&rdev->dev, "stm32 vrefbuf timed out!\n");
 		val = readl_relaxed(priv->base + STM32_VREFBUF_CSR);