for (;;) {
                        curr_timeout = timeout + jiffies;
                        wait_event(ses->server->response_q,
-                               (!(midQ->midState & MID_REQUEST_SUBMITTED)) || 
+                               (!(midQ->midState == MID_REQUEST_SUBMITTED)) || 
                                time_after(jiffies, curr_timeout) || 
                                ((ses->server->tcpStatus != CifsGood) &&
                                 (ses->server->tcpStatus != CifsNew)));
 
                        if (time_after(jiffies, curr_timeout) &&
-                               (midQ->midState & MID_REQUEST_SUBMITTED) &&
+                               (midQ->midState == MID_REQUEST_SUBMITTED) &&
                                ((ses->server->tcpStatus == CifsGood) ||
                                 (ses->server->tcpStatus == CifsNew))) {
 
                }
        } else {
                wait_event(ses->server->response_q,
-                       (!(midQ->midState & MID_REQUEST_SUBMITTED)) || 
+                       (!(midQ->midState == MID_REQUEST_SUBMITTED)) || 
                        ((ses->server->tcpStatus != CifsGood) &&
                         (ses->server->tcpStatus != CifsNew)));
        }
                for (;;) {
                        curr_timeout = timeout + jiffies;
                        wait_event(ses->server->response_q,
-                               (!(midQ->midState & MID_REQUEST_SUBMITTED)) || 
+                               (!(midQ->midState == MID_REQUEST_SUBMITTED)) || 
                                time_after(jiffies, curr_timeout) || 
                                ((ses->server->tcpStatus != CifsGood) &&
                                 (ses->server->tcpStatus != CifsNew)));
 
                        if (time_after(jiffies, curr_timeout) &&
-                               (midQ->midState & MID_REQUEST_SUBMITTED) &&
+                               (midQ->midState == MID_REQUEST_SUBMITTED) &&
                                ((ses->server->tcpStatus == CifsGood) ||
                                 (ses->server->tcpStatus == CifsNew))) {
 
                }
        } else {
                wait_event(ses->server->response_q,
-                       (!(midQ->midState & MID_REQUEST_SUBMITTED)) || 
+                       (!(midQ->midState == MID_REQUEST_SUBMITTED)) || 
                        ((ses->server->tcpStatus != CifsGood) &&
                         (ses->server->tcpStatus != CifsNew)));
        }