diff --git a/include/boost/container/node_allocator.hpp b/include/boost/container/node_allocator.hpp
index fa17645..5f22cf2 100644
--- a/include/boost/container/node_allocator.hpp
+++ b/include/boost/container/node_allocator.hpp
@@ -317,7 +317,7 @@ class node_allocator
    {
       std::size_t const preferred_size = prefer_in_recvd_out_size;
       dlmalloc_command_ret_t ret = {0 , 0};
-      if((limit_size > this->max_size()) | (preferred_size > this->max_size())){
+      if((limit_size > this->max_size()) || (preferred_size > this->max_size())){
          return pointer();
       }
       std::size_t l_size = limit_size*sizeof(T);