diff --git a/tools/power/cpupower/utils/idle_monitor/mperf_monitor.c b/tools/power/cpupower/utils/idle_monitor/mperf_monitor.c
index 5650ab5..90a8c4f 100644
--- a/tools/power/cpupower/utils/idle_monitor/mperf_monitor.c
+++ b/tools/power/cpupower/utils/idle_monitor/mperf_monitor.c
@@ -237,7 +237,7 @@
 	unsigned long long hwcr;
 	unsigned long min;
 
-	if (!cpupower_cpu_info.caps & CPUPOWER_CAP_INV_TSC)
+	if (!(cpupower_cpu_info.caps & CPUPOWER_CAP_INV_TSC))
 		goto use_sysfs;
 
 	if (cpupower_cpu_info.vendor == X86_VENDOR_AMD) {