diff --git a/kernel/sched/core.c b/kernel/sched/core.c
index 8988d38d46a3..cd80b66a960a 100644
--- a/kernel/sched/core.c
+++ b/kernel/sched/core.c
@@ -7663,7 +7663,7 @@ const char *preempt_model_str(void)
 
 		if (IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_PREEMPT_DYNAMIC)) {
 			seq_buf_printf(&s, "(%s)%s",
-				       preempt_dynamic_mode > 0 ?
+				       preempt_dynamic_mode >= 0 ?
 				       preempt_modes[preempt_dynamic_mode] : "undef",
 				       brace ? "}" : "");
 			return seq_buf_str(&s);