diff --git a/drivers/char/vt.c b/drivers/char/vt.c
index 2c1d133819b5..08151d4de489 100644
--- a/drivers/char/vt.c
+++ b/drivers/char/vt.c
@@ -2274,7 +2274,7 @@ rescan_last_byte:
 				    continue; /* nothing to display */
 				}
 				/* Glyph not found */
-				if ((!(vc->vc_utf && !vc->vc_disp_ctrl) && c < 128) && !(c & ~charmask)) {
+				if ((!(vc->vc_utf && !vc->vc_disp_ctrl) || c < 128) && !(c & ~charmask)) {
 				    /* In legacy mode use the glyph we get by a 1:1 mapping.
 				       This would make absolutely no sense with Unicode in mind,
 				       but do this for ASCII characters since a font may lack