diff --git a/src/plugins/platforms/wayland/plugins/shellintegration/wl-shell/qwaylandwlshellsurface.cpp b/src/plugins/platforms/wayland/plugins/shellintegration/wl-shell/qwaylandwlshellsurface.cpp
index d9bc83059b8..88a63655ce1 100644
--- a/src/plugins/platforms/wayland/plugins/shellintegration/wl-shell/qwaylandwlshellsurface.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/platforms/wayland/plugins/shellintegration/wl-shell/qwaylandwlshellsurface.cpp
@@ -180,7 +180,7 @@ void QWaylandWlShellSurface::requestWindowStates(Qt::WindowStates states)
         m_window->applyConfigureWhenPossible();
     }
 
-    bool isNormal = ~states & (Qt::WindowMaximized | Qt::WindowFullScreen);
+    bool isNormal = !(states & Qt::WindowMaximized) && !(states & Qt::WindowFullScreen);
     if (isNormal && (changedStates & (Qt::WindowMaximized | Qt::WindowFullScreen))) {
         setTopLevel(); // set normal window
         // There's usually no configure event after this, so just clear the rest of the pending