diff --git a/arch/arc/core/atomic_native.c b/arch/arc/core/atomic_native.c
index 303e89d095a..2730d7d7f6c 100644
--- a/arch/arc/core/atomic_native.c
+++ b/arch/arc/core/atomic_native.c
@@ -354,7 +354,7 @@ FUNC_NO_FP atomic_val_t atomic_nand(atomic_t *target, atomic_val_t value)
 	key = irq_lock();
 
 	ret = *target;
-	*target = !(*target & value);
+	*target = ~(*target & value);
 
 	irq_unlock(key);