diff --git a/drivers/iio/adc/adi-axi-adc.c b/drivers/iio/adc/adi-axi-adc.c
index 4156639b3c8b..a543b91124b0 100644
--- a/drivers/iio/adc/adi-axi-adc.c
+++ b/drivers/iio/adc/adi-axi-adc.c
@@ -207,9 +207,9 @@ static int adi_axi_adc_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 	if (ret)
 		return ret;
 
-	if (*expected_ver > ver) {
+	if (ADI_AXI_PCORE_VER_MAJOR(ver) != ADI_AXI_PCORE_VER_MAJOR(*expected_ver)) {
 		dev_err(&pdev->dev,
-			"IP core version is too old. Expected %d.%.2d.%c, Reported %d.%.2d.%c\n",
+			"Major version mismatch. Expected %d.%.2d.%c, Reported %d.%.2d.%c\n",
 			ADI_AXI_PCORE_VER_MAJOR(*expected_ver),
 			ADI_AXI_PCORE_VER_MINOR(*expected_ver),
 			ADI_AXI_PCORE_VER_PATCH(*expected_ver),