diff --git a/drivers/video/efifb.c b/drivers/video/efifb.c
index 7f9ff75d0db2..fcb950031246 100644
--- a/drivers/video/efifb.c
+++ b/drivers/video/efifb.c
@@ -108,8 +108,8 @@ static int efifb_setup(char *options)
 			if (!*this_opt) continue;
 
 			for (i = 0; i < M_UNKNOWN; i++) {
-				if (!strcmp(this_opt, efifb_dmi_list[i].optname) &&
-				    efifb_dmi_list[i].base != 0) {
+				if (efifb_dmi_list[i].base != 0 &&
+				    !strcmp(this_opt, efifb_dmi_list[i].optname)) {
 					screen_info.lfb_base = efifb_dmi_list[i].base;
 					screen_info.lfb_linelength = efifb_dmi_list[i].stride;
 					screen_info.lfb_width = efifb_dmi_list[i].width;