diff --git a/drivers/serial/serial-uclass.c b/drivers/serial/serial-uclass.c
index 815fec3264..bbc366b322 100644
--- a/drivers/serial/serial-uclass.c
+++ b/drivers/serial/serial-uclass.c
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ static void serial_find_console_or_panic(void)
 #endif
 		if (!uclass_get_device_by_seq(UCLASS_SERIAL, INDEX, &dev) ||
 		    !uclass_get_device(UCLASS_SERIAL, INDEX, &dev) ||
-		    (!uclass_first_device(UCLASS_SERIAL, &dev) || dev)) {
+		    (!uclass_first_device(UCLASS_SERIAL, &dev) && dev)) {
 			gd->cur_serial_dev = dev;
 			return;
 		}