diff --git a/drivers/usb/misc/legousbtower.c b/drivers/usb/misc/legousbtower.c
index 378a565ec989..a1ed6be87471 100644
--- a/drivers/usb/misc/legousbtower.c
+++ b/drivers/usb/misc/legousbtower.c
@@ -881,7 +881,7 @@ static int tower_probe (struct usb_interface *interface, const struct usb_device
 				  get_version_reply,
 				  sizeof(*get_version_reply),
 				  1000);
-	if (result < sizeof(*get_version_reply)) {
+	if (result != sizeof(*get_version_reply)) {
 		if (result >= 0)
 			result = -EIO;
 		dev_err(idev, "get version request failed: %d\n", result);