diff --git a/sound/core/control.c b/sound/core/control.c
index 0b3026d937b101918581edab80aa3b2803ecec5a..8a77620a38548ef8ad36d5b9bf154a14a785f568 100644
--- a/sound/core/control.c
+++ b/sound/core/control.c
@@ -889,7 +889,7 @@ static int snd_ctl_elem_read(struct snd_card *card,
 
 	index_offset = snd_ctl_get_ioff(kctl, &control->id);
 	vd = &kctl->vd[index_offset];
-	if (!(vd->access & SNDRV_CTL_ELEM_ACCESS_READ) && kctl->get == NULL)
+	if (!(vd->access & SNDRV_CTL_ELEM_ACCESS_READ) || kctl->get == NULL)
 		return -EPERM;
 
 	snd_ctl_build_ioff(&control->id, kctl, index_offset);