diff --git a/hw/scsi/scsi-disk.c b/hw/scsi/scsi-disk.c
index bdd1e5f86c..c080888413 100644
--- a/hw/scsi/scsi-disk.c
+++ b/hw/scsi/scsi-disk.c
@@ -2701,7 +2701,7 @@ static bool scsi_block_is_passthrough(SCSIDiskState *s, uint8_t *buf)
          * for the number of logical blocks specified in the length
          * field).  For other modes, do not use scatter/gather operation.
          */
-        if ((buf[1] & 6) != 2) {
+        if ((buf[1] & 6) == 2) {
             return false;
         }
         break;