diff --git a/drivers/staging/hv/RingBuffer.c b/drivers/staging/hv/RingBuffer.c
index f69ae33a91e3..3a38103ecfbd 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/hv/RingBuffer.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/hv/RingBuffer.c
@@ -192,7 +192,7 @@ Description:
 static inline u64
 GetRingBufferIndices(RING_BUFFER_INFO* RingInfo)
 {
-	return ((u64)RingInfo->RingBuffer->WriteIndex << 32) || RingInfo->RingBuffer->ReadIndex;
+	return (u64)RingInfo->RingBuffer->WriteIndex << 32;
 }