diff --git a/src/mainboard/siemens/mc_ehl/variants/mc_ehl4/memory.c b/src/mainboard/siemens/mc_ehl/variants/mc_ehl4/memory.c
index dc0f073201..f5638d5144 100644
--- a/src/mainboard/siemens/mc_ehl/variants/mc_ehl4/memory.c
+++ b/src/mainboard/siemens/mc_ehl/variants/mc_ehl4/memory.c
@@ -63,5 +63,5 @@ bool half_populated(void)
 	/* There are two different memory expansion variants of this mainboard.
 	   The GPIO GPP_B5 indicates whether the mainboard is equipped with half- or
 	   full-populated DRAM. */
-	return gpio_get(GPP_B5);
+	return !gpio_get(GPP_B5);
 }