diff --git a/drivers/char/nvram.c b/drivers/char/nvram.c
index 9df78e2cc45d..97c2d8d433d6 100644
--- a/drivers/char/nvram.c
+++ b/drivers/char/nvram.c
@@ -702,7 +702,7 @@ static void atari_proc_infos(unsigned char *nvram, struct seq_file *seq,
 		seq_printf(seq, "%ds%s\n", nvram[10],
 		    nvram[10] < 8 ? ", no memory test" : "");
 
-	vmode = (nvram[14] << 8) || nvram[15];
+	vmode = (nvram[14] << 8) | nvram[15];
 	seq_printf(seq,
 	    "Video mode       : %s colors, %d columns, %s %s monitor\n",
 	    colors[vmode & 7],