diff --git a/kernel/sched/membarrier.c b/kernel/sched/membarrier.c
index b14250a116080..d48b95fc40260 100644
--- a/kernel/sched/membarrier.c
+++ b/kernel/sched/membarrier.c
@@ -226,7 +226,7 @@ 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)