diff --git a/kernel/sched/membarrier.c b/kernel/sched/membarrier.c
index 76e0eaf4654e07ec99fb5cfa8c356ab3e136f4e7..dd27e632b1babf76e58276489b58e88a787bcf3c 100644
--- a/kernel/sched/membarrier.c
+++ b/kernel/sched/membarrier.c
@@ -235,7 +235,7 @@ static int membarrier_register_private_expedited(int flags)
 	 * groups, which use the same mm. (CLONE_VM but not
 	 * CLONE_THREAD).
 	 */
-	if (atomic_read(&mm->membarrier_state) & state)
+	if ((atomic_read(&mm->membarrier_state) & state) == state)
 		return 0;
 	atomic_or(MEMBARRIER_STATE_PRIVATE_EXPEDITED, &mm->membarrier_state);
 	if (flags & MEMBARRIER_FLAG_SYNC_CORE)