diff --git a/drivers/pwm/core.c b/drivers/pwm/core.c
index 4d842c692194..edf776b8ad53 100644
--- a/drivers/pwm/core.c
+++ b/drivers/pwm/core.c
@@ -596,7 +596,7 @@ static bool pwm_state_valid(const struct pwm_state *state)
 	 * and supposed to be ignored. So also ignore any strange values and
 	 * consider the state ok.
 	 */
-	if (state->enabled)
+	if (!state->enabled)
 		return true;
 
 	if (!state->period)