diff --git a/rigs/icom/xiegu.c b/rigs/icom/xiegu.c
index 2c56238b8..c27d7be90 100644
--- a/rigs/icom/xiegu.c
+++ b/rigs/icom/xiegu.c
@@ -879,7 +879,7 @@ int x108g_set_ptt(RIG *rig, vfo_t vfo, ptt_t ptt)
     }
 
     /* X108G doesn't quite follow ICOM protocol -- returns 0x1c instead of 0xfb */
-    if (ack_len != 3 || (ackbuf[0] != 0x1c && ackbuf[0] != 0xfb))
+    if (ackbuf[0] != 0xfb && (ack_len != 3 || ackbuf[0] != 0x1c))
     {
         rig_debug(RIG_DEBUG_ERR, "%s: ack NG (%#.2x), len=%d, ptt=%d\n", __func__,
                   ackbuf[0], ack_len, ptt);