diff --git a/proto/bgp/attrs.c b/proto/bgp/attrs.c
index 0fcd1ce1..b5d8fba7 100644
--- a/proto/bgp/attrs.c
+++ b/proto/bgp/attrs.c
@@ -1262,7 +1262,7 @@ bgp_decode_attrs(struct bgp_conn *conn, byte *attr, unsigned int len, struct lin
     goto loop;
 
   /* If there's no local preference, define one */
-  if (!(seen[0] && (1 << BA_LOCAL_PREF)))
+  if (!(seen[0] & (1 << BA_LOCAL_PREF)))
     bgp_attach_attr(&a->eattrs, pool, BA_LOCAL_PREF, 0);
   return a;