diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-msm/peripheral-loader.c b/arch/arm/mach-msm/peripheral-loader.c
index bfbf4bc19fa..16c21f72fe3 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mach-msm/peripheral-loader.c
+++ b/arch/arm/mach-msm/peripheral-loader.c
@@ -226,7 +226,7 @@ release_fw:
 
 static int segment_is_loadable(const struct elf32_phdr *p)
 {
-	return (p->p_type & PT_LOAD) && !segment_is_hash(p->p_flags);
+	return (p->p_type == PT_LOAD) && !segment_is_hash(p->p_flags);
 }
 
 /* Sychronize request_firmware() with suspend */