diff --git a/libfdt/fdt_ro.c b/libfdt/fdt_ro.c
index e5b3136..50cce86 100644
--- a/libfdt/fdt_ro.c
+++ b/libfdt/fdt_ro.c
@@ -647,10 +647,8 @@ int fdt_node_check_compatible(const void *fdt, int nodeoffset,
 	prop = fdt_getprop(fdt, nodeoffset, "compatible", &len);
 	if (!prop)
 		return len;
-	if (fdt_stringlist_contains(prop, len, compatible))
-		return 0;
-	else
-		return 1;
+
+	return !fdt_stringlist_contains(prop, len, compatible);
 }
 
 int fdt_node_offset_by_compatible(const void *fdt, int startoffset,