diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ipw2200.c b/drivers/net/wireless/ipw2200.c
index 916b24c..14beab4 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ipw2200.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ipw2200.c
@@ -2456,7 +2456,7 @@
 	   copy.  Otherwise let the firmware know to perform the operation
 	   on it's own
 	 */
-	if ((priv->eeprom + EEPROM_VERSION) != 0) {
+	if (priv->eeprom[EEPROM_VERSION] != 0) {
 		IPW_DEBUG_INFO("Writing EEPROM data into SRAM\n");
 
 		/* write the eeprom data to sram */