diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx4/mcg.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx4/mcg.c
index d7c0704ab54d..52685524708d 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx4/mcg.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx4/mcg.c
@@ -1157,7 +1157,7 @@ int mlx4_multicast_attach(struct mlx4_dev *dev, struct mlx4_qp *qp, u8 gid[16],
 			.priority = MLX4_DOMAIN_NIC,
 		};
 
-		rule.allow_loopback = ~block_mcast_loopback;
+		rule.allow_loopback = !block_mcast_loopback;
 		rule.port = port;
 		rule.qpn = qp->qpn;
 		INIT_LIST_HEAD(&rule.list);