diff --git a/source/blender/editors/armature/editarmature.c b/source/blender/editors/armature/editarmature.c
index 566ff09c366..b979962de5d 100644
--- a/source/blender/editors/armature/editarmature.c
+++ b/source/blender/editors/armature/editarmature.c
@@ -4298,7 +4298,7 @@ int ED_do_pose_selectbuffer(Scene *scene, Base *base, unsigned int *buffer, shor
 		 * note, special exception for armature mode so we can do multi-select
 		 * we could check for multi-select explicitly but think its fine to
 		 * always give pradictable behavior in weight paint mode - campbell */
-		if (!(extend) || ((ob_act && ob_act->mode & OB_MODE_WEIGHT_PAINT) == 0)) {
+		if (!extend || (ob_act && ob_act->mode & OB_MODE_WEIGHT_PAINT)) {
 			ED_pose_deselectall(ob, 0);
 			nearBone->flag |= (BONE_SELECTED|BONE_TIPSEL|BONE_ROOTSEL);
 			arm->act_bone= nearBone;