diff --git a/drivers/isdn/isdnloop/isdnloop.c b/drivers/isdn/isdnloop/isdnloop.c
index 6ffd13466b8c..e97232646ba1 100644
--- a/drivers/isdn/isdnloop/isdnloop.c
+++ b/drivers/isdn/isdnloop/isdnloop.c
@@ -409,7 +409,7 @@ isdnloop_sendbuf(int channel, struct sk_buff *skb, isdnloop_card *card)
 		return -EINVAL;
 	}
 	if (len) {
-		if (!(card->flags & (channel) ? ISDNLOOP_FLAGS_B2ACTIVE : ISDNLOOP_FLAGS_B1ACTIVE))
+		if (!(card->flags & (channel ? ISDNLOOP_FLAGS_B2ACTIVE : ISDNLOOP_FLAGS_B1ACTIVE)))
 			return 0;
 		if (card->sndcount[channel] > ISDNLOOP_MAX_SQUEUE)
 			return 0;