diff --git a/arch/x86/soc/intel_quark/quark_se/soc.c b/arch/x86/soc/intel_quark/quark_se/soc.c
index 6de3d126b54..a3c1ea028a3 100644
--- a/arch/x86/soc/intel_quark/quark_se/soc.c
+++ b/arch/x86/soc/intel_quark/quark_se/soc.c
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ static int arc_init(struct device *arg)
 	/* Block until ARC's quark_se_init() sets a flag indicating it is ready,
 	 * if we get stuck here ARC has run but has exploded very early */
 	SYS_LOG_DBG("Waiting for arc to init...");
-	while (!shared_data->flags & ARC_READY) {
+	while (!(shared_data->flags & ARC_READY)) {
 	}
 
 skip_arc_init: