diff --git a/src/jtag/jtag.c b/src/jtag/jtag.c
index d8f3ccdcc..5e29082ce 100644
--- a/src/jtag/jtag.c
+++ b/src/jtag/jtag.c
@@ -2125,7 +2125,7 @@ int handle_irscan_command(struct command_context_s *cmd_ctx, char *cmd, char **a
 	{
 		int device = strtoul(args[i*2], NULL, 0);
 		jtag_device_t *device_ptr=jtag_get_device(device);
-		if (device==NULL)
+		if (device_ptr==NULL)
 		{
 			return ERROR_FAIL;
 		}