diff --git a/rigs/icom/icom.c b/rigs/icom/icom.c
index 44b90e225..5bc76736d 100644
--- a/rigs/icom/icom.c
+++ b/rigs/icom/icom.c
@@ -2256,7 +2256,7 @@ static int icom_get_mode_x26(RIG *rig, vfo_t vfo, int *mode_len,
     const struct icom_priv_caps *priv_caps = rig->caps->priv;
     int retval;
 
-    if (priv->x26cmdfails != 0 && priv_caps->x25x26_always==0)
+    if (priv->x26cmdfails > 0 && priv_caps->x25x26_always==0)
     {
         rig_debug(RIG_DEBUG_WARN, "%s: x26cmdfails=%d, x25x26_always=%d\n", __func__, priv->x26cmdfails, priv_caps->x25x26_always);
         return -RIG_ENAVAIL;
diff --git a/rigs/icom/icom.h b/rigs/icom/icom.h
index 370e4c19b..a0477319a 100644
--- a/rigs/icom/icom.h
+++ b/rigs/icom/icom.h
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@
 #include <sys/time.h>
 #endif
 
-#define BACKEND_VER "20240725"
+#define BACKEND_VER "20240726"
 
 #define ICOM_IS_ID31 rig_is_model(rig, RIG_MODEL_ID31)
 #define ICOM_IS_ID51 rig_is_model(rig, RIG_MODEL_ID51)