diff --git a/include/asm-i386/processor.h b/include/asm-i386/processor.h
index 5d06e6b..d0d8b01 100644
--- a/include/asm-i386/processor.h
+++ b/include/asm-i386/processor.h
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ struct desc_struct {
 };
 
 #define desc_empty(desc) \
-		(!((desc)->a + (desc)->b))
+		(!((desc)->a | (desc)->b))
 
 #define desc_equal(desc1, desc2) \
 		(((desc1)->a == (desc2)->a) && ((desc1)->b == (desc2)->b))
diff --git a/include/asm-x86_64/processor.h b/include/asm-x86_64/processor.h
index 106f666..85549e6 100644
--- a/include/asm-x86_64/processor.h
+++ b/include/asm-x86_64/processor.h
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
 #define ID_MASK		0x00200000
 
 #define desc_empty(desc) \
-               (!((desc)->a + (desc)->b))
+               (!((desc)->a | (desc)->b))
 
 #define desc_equal(desc1, desc2) \
                (((desc1)->a == (desc2)->a) && ((desc1)->b == (desc2)->b))