diff --git a/target/arm/translate.c b/target/arm/translate.c
index 74a903072f..1dcaefb8e7 100644
--- a/target/arm/translate.c
+++ b/target/arm/translate.c
@@ -1184,7 +1184,7 @@ static inline void gen_hlt(DisasContext *s, int imm)
      * semihosting, to provide some semblance of security
      * (and for consistency with our 32-bit semihosting).
      */
-    if (semihosting_enabled(s->current_el != 0) &&
+    if (semihosting_enabled(s->current_el == 0) &&
         (imm == (s->thumb ? 0x3c : 0xf000))) {
         gen_exception_internal_insn(s, EXCP_SEMIHOST);
         return;