diff --git a/arch/sparc/kernel/viohs.c b/arch/sparc/kernel/viohs.c
index 708fa1705fbe..aa6ac70d4fd5 100644
--- a/arch/sparc/kernel/viohs.c
+++ b/arch/sparc/kernel/viohs.c
@@ -337,8 +337,10 @@ static int process_ver_nack(struct vio_driver_state *vio,
 	viodbg(HS, "GOT VERSION NACK maj[%u] min[%u] devclass[%u]\n",
 	       pkt->major, pkt->minor, pkt->dev_class);
 
-	if ((pkt->major == 0 && pkt->minor == 0) ||
-	    !(nver = find_by_major(vio, pkt->major)))
+	if (pkt->major == 0 && pkt->minor == 0)
+		return handshake_failure(vio);
+	nver = find_by_major(vio, pkt->major);
+	if (!nver)
 		return handshake_failure(vio);
 
 	if (send_version(vio, nver->major, nver->minor) < 0)