diff --git a/fs/nilfs2/the_nilfs.c b/fs/nilfs2/the_nilfs.c
index 37de1f062d81..6af1c0073e9e 100644
--- a/fs/nilfs2/the_nilfs.c
+++ b/fs/nilfs2/the_nilfs.c
@@ -608,11 +608,11 @@ static int nilfs_load_super_block(struct the_nilfs *nilfs,
 		return -EINVAL;
 	}
 
-	if (swp) {
+	if (!valid[!swp])
 		printk(KERN_WARNING "NILFS warning: broken superblock. "
 		       "using spare superblock.\n");
+	if (swp)
 		nilfs_swap_super_block(nilfs);
-	}
 
 	nilfs->ns_sbwcount = 0;
 	nilfs->ns_sbwtime = le64_to_cpu(sbp[0]->s_wtime);