diff --git a/drivers/staging/greybus/operation.c b/drivers/staging/greybus/operation.c
index 31df413f5901..b7cc59d0a252 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/greybus/operation.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/greybus/operation.c
@@ -48,8 +48,8 @@ static int gb_operation_get_active(struct gb_operation *operation)
 	spin_lock_irqsave(&connection->lock, flags);
 
 	if (connection->state != GB_CONNECTION_STATE_ENABLED &&
-			connection->state != GB_CONNECTION_STATE_ENABLED_TX &&
-			!gb_operation_is_incoming(operation)) {
+			(connection->state != GB_CONNECTION_STATE_ENABLED_TX ||
+			 gb_operation_is_incoming(operation))) {
 		spin_unlock_irqrestore(&connection->lock, flags);
 		return -ENOTCONN;
 	}