diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgbe/ixgbe_common.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgbe/ixgbe_common.c
index 041940c4bb2b6..4e5c92dea8693 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgbe/ixgbe_common.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgbe/ixgbe_common.c
@@ -4100,8 +4100,8 @@ bool ixgbe_mng_present(struct ixgbe_hw *hw)
 		return false;
 
 	fwsm = IXGBE_READ_REG(hw, IXGBE_FWSM(hw));
-	fwsm &= IXGBE_FWSM_MODE_MASK;
-	return fwsm == IXGBE_FWSM_FW_MODE_PT;
+
+	return !!(fwsm & IXGBE_FWSM_FW_MODE_PT);
 }
 
 /**