diff --git a/arch/arm/boot/Makefile b/arch/arm/boot/Makefile
index abfce280f57b..71768b8a1ab9 100644
--- a/arch/arm/boot/Makefile
+++ b/arch/arm/boot/Makefile
@@ -68,8 +68,8 @@ else
 endif
 
 check_for_multiple_loadaddr = \
-if [ $(words $(UIMAGE_LOADADDR)) -gt 1 ]; then \
-	echo 'multiple load addresses: $(UIMAGE_LOADADDR)'; \
+if [ $(words $(UIMAGE_LOADADDR)) -ne 1 ]; then \
+	echo 'multiple (or no) load addresses: $(UIMAGE_LOADADDR)'; \
 	echo 'This is incompatible with uImages'; \
 	echo 'Specify LOADADDR on the commandline to build an uImage'; \
 	false; \