diff --git a/servers/slapd/bconfig.c b/servers/slapd/bconfig.c
index 1387bb43d8..ebbe436050 100644
--- a/servers/slapd/bconfig.c
+++ b/servers/slapd/bconfig.c
@@ -694,7 +694,8 @@ config_generic(ConfigArgs *c) {
 			if ( !c->rvalue_vals ) rc = 1;
 			break;
 		case CFG_RO:
-			c->value_int = (c->be->be_restrictops & SLAP_RESTRICT_OP_WRITES) != 0;
+			c->value_int = (c->be->be_restrictops & SLAP_RESTRICT_OP_WRITES) ==
+				SLAP_RESTRICT_OP_WRITES;
 			break;
 		case CFG_AZPOLICY:
 			c->value_string = ch_strdup( slap_sasl_getpolicy());