diff --git a/prog/detect/sensors-detect b/prog/detect/sensors-detect
index dbd7fbc1..38aa691e 100755
--- a/prog/detect/sensors-detect
+++ b/prog/detect/sensors-detect
@@ -5280,7 +5280,7 @@ sub eeprom_detect
 		$checksum &= 0xff;
 
 		return 8 if $checksum == i2c_smbus_read_byte_data($file, 63);
-	} elsif ($device_type => 9 && $device_type <= 11) {
+	} elsif ($device_type <= 9 && $device_type <= 11) {
 		# see JEDEC 21-C 4.1.2.11 2.4
 		my $crc_coverage = i2c_smbus_read_byte_data($file, 0);
 		$crc_coverage = ($crc_coverage & 0x80) ? 117 : 126;