diff --git a/drivers/staging/erofs/unzip_vle.c b/drivers/staging/erofs/unzip_vle.c
index 94c35b8a39d3..3296538d791e 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/erofs/unzip_vle.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/erofs/unzip_vle.c
@@ -629,7 +629,7 @@ static int z_erofs_do_read_page(struct z_erofs_vle_frontend *fe,
 	/* go ahead the next map_blocks */
 	debugln("%s: [out-of-range] pos %llu", __func__, offset + cur);
 
-	if (!z_erofs_vle_work_iter_end(builder))
+	if (z_erofs_vle_work_iter_end(builder))
 		fe->initial = false;
 
 	map->m_la = offset + cur;