diff --git a/sys/net/gnrc/sock/udp/gnrc_sock_udp.c b/sys/net/gnrc/sock/udp/gnrc_sock_udp.c
index 257deeb3ec6ff..d3b86c2dedc54 100644
--- a/sys/net/gnrc/sock/udp/gnrc_sock_udp.c
+++ b/sys/net/gnrc/sock/udp/gnrc_sock_udp.c
@@ -138,8 +138,8 @@ int sock_udp_create(sock_udp_t *sock, const sock_udp_ep_t *local,
                     (sock_ip_ep_t *)remote, sizeof(sock_udp_ep_t));
 
         /* only accept responses from the set remote */
-        if (!(ipv6_addr_is_multicast((ipv6_addr_t *)&remote->addr) ||
-              ipv6_addr_is_unspecified((ipv6_addr_t *)&remote->addr))) {
+        if (!ipv6_addr_is_multicast((ipv6_addr_t *)&remote->addr) &&
+            !ipv6_addr_is_unspecified((ipv6_addr_t *)&remote->addr)) {
             flags |= SOCK_FLAGS_CONNECT_REMOTE;
         }
     }