diff --git a/src/add-ons/kernel/file_systems/bfs/Volume.cpp b/src/add-ons/kernel/file_systems/bfs/Volume.cpp
index cb8281d2cb..10b7d496d7 100644
--- a/src/add-ons/kernel/file_systems/bfs/Volume.cpp
+++ b/src/add-ons/kernel/file_systems/bfs/Volume.cpp
@@ -312,7 +312,7 @@ Volume::Mount(const char *deviceName, uint32 flags)
 	fJournal = new Journal(this);
 	// replaying the log is the first thing we will do on this disk
 	if (fJournal && fJournal->InitCheck() < B_OK
-		&& fBlockAllocator.Initialize() < B_OK) {
+		|| fBlockAllocator.Initialize() < B_OK) {
 		// ToDo: improve error reporting for a bad journal
 		FATAL(("could not initialize journal/block bitmap allocator!\n"));
 		return B_NO_MEMORY;