1 files changed, 2 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/src/dd.c b/src/dd.c
index 8b3b67f89..0b486e634 100644
--- a/src/dd.c
+++ b/src/dd.c
@@ -1014,7 +1014,7 @@ copy_with_unblock (char const *buf, size_t nread)
 }
 
 /* Set the file descriptor flags for FD that correspond to the nonzero bits
-   in FLAGS.  The file's name is NAME.  */
+   in ADD_FLAGS.  The file's name is NAME.  */
 
 static void
 set_fd_flags (int fd, int add_flags, char const *name)
@@ -1022,7 +1022,7 @@ set_fd_flags (int fd, int add_flags, char const *name)
   if (add_flags)
     {
       int old_flags = fcntl (fd, F_GETFL);
-      int new_flags = old_flags < 0 ? add_flags : (old_flags | add_flags);
+      int new_flags = old_flags | add_flags;
       if (old_flags < 0
 	  || (new_flags != old_flags && fcntl (fd, F_SETFL, new_flags) == -1))
 	error (EXIT_FAILURE, errno, _("setting flags for %s"), quote (name));