diff --git a/code/modules/admin/permissionedit.dm b/code/modules/admin/permissionedit.dm
index b2605fea270..026a97ec520 100644
--- a/code/modules/admin/permissionedit.dm
+++ b/code/modules/admin/permissionedit.dm
@@ -509,7 +509,7 @@ ADMIN_VERB(edit_admin_permissions, R_PERMISSIONS, "Permissions Panel", "Edit adm
 	if(!admin_rank)
 		return
 	for(var/datum/admin_rank/R in GLOB.admin_ranks)
-		if(R.name == admin_rank && (!(R.rights & usr.client.holder.can_edit_rights_flags()) == R.rights))
+		if(R.name == admin_rank && ((R.rights & usr.client.holder.can_edit_rights_flags()) != R.rights))
 			to_chat(usr, "<span class='admin prefix'>You don't have edit rights to all the rights this rank has, rank deletion not permitted.</span>", confidential = TRUE)
 			return
 	if(!CONFIG_GET(flag/admin_legacy_system) && CONFIG_GET(flag/protect_legacy_ranks) && (admin_rank in GLOB.protected_ranks))