diff --git a/drivers/staging/lustre/include/linux/lnet/types.h b/drivers/staging/lustre/include/linux/lnet/types.h
index 940f73f266d1..11630180c5e7 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/lustre/include/linux/lnet/types.h
+++ b/drivers/staging/lustre/include/linux/lnet/types.h
@@ -303,7 +303,7 @@ static inline int LNetHandleIsEqual(lnet_handle_any_t h1, lnet_handle_any_t h2)
  */
 static inline int LNetHandleIsInvalid(lnet_handle_any_t h)
 {
-	return LNET_WIRE_HANDLE_COOKIE_NONE == h.cookie;
+	return h.cookie == LNET_WIRE_HANDLE_COOKIE_NONE;
 }
 
 /**