diff --git a/sound/core/oss/pcm_oss.c b/sound/core/oss/pcm_oss.c
index 91114c7aeff5aa29c6c65375fda770f19425b381..7c0c4e1d694321637f90d2fced48c89150e948b2 100644
--- a/sound/core/oss/pcm_oss.c
+++ b/sound/core/oss/pcm_oss.c
@@ -1760,7 +1760,7 @@ static int snd_pcm_oss_open_file(struct file *file,
 		snd_pcm_oss_init_substream(substream, &setup[idx], minor);
 	}
 	
-	if (! pcm_oss_file->streams[0] && pcm_oss_file->streams[1]) {
+	if (!pcm_oss_file->streams[0] && !pcm_oss_file->streams[1]) {
 		snd_pcm_oss_release_file(pcm_oss_file);
 		return -EINVAL;
 	}