diff --git a/include/asm-generic/sections.h b/include/asm-generic/sections.h
index 4df64a1fc09e..09e9fd061ac0 100644
--- a/include/asm-generic/sections.h
+++ b/include/asm-generic/sections.h
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@ static inline bool memory_contains(void *begin, void *end, void *virt,
 /**
  * memory_intersects - checks if the region occupied by an object intersects
  *                     with another memory region
- * @begin: virtual address of the beginning of the memory regien
+ * @begin: virtual address of the beginning of the memory region
  * @end: virtual address of the end of the memory region
  * @virt: virtual address of the memory object
  * @size: size of the memory object
@@ -100,7 +100,10 @@ static inline bool memory_intersects(void *begin, void *end, void *virt,
 {
 	void *vend = virt + size;
 
-	return (virt >= begin && virt < end) || (vend >= begin && vend < end);
+	if (virt < end && vend > begin)
+		return true;
+
+	return false;
 }
 
 /**