diff --git a/board/st/common/cmd_stboard.c b/board/st/common/cmd_stboard.c
index e994a88e71..b740f4510e 100644
--- a/board/st/common/cmd_stboard.c
+++ b/board/st/common/cmd_stboard.c
@@ -125,7 +125,7 @@ static int do_stboard(cmd_tbl_t *cmdtp, int flag, int argc,
 	ret = misc_write(dev, STM32_BSEC_OTP(BSEC_OTP_BOARD),
 			 &otp, sizeof(otp));
 
-	if (ret) {
+	if (ret < 0) {
 		puts("BOARD programming error\n");
 		return CMD_RET_FAILURE;
 	}