diff --git a/grbl/eeprom.c b/grbl/eeprom.c
index 02caf202f..de40056ef 100644
--- a/grbl/eeprom.c
+++ b/grbl/eeprom.c
@@ -130,7 +130,7 @@ void eeprom_put_char( unsigned int addr, unsigned char new_value )
 void memcpy_to_eeprom_with_checksum(unsigned int destination, char *source, unsigned int size) {
   unsigned char checksum = 0;
   for(; size > 0; size--) { 
-    checksum = (checksum << 1) || (checksum >> 7);
+    checksum = (checksum << 1) | (checksum >> 7);
     checksum += *source;
     eeprom_put_char(destination++, *(source++)); 
   }
@@ -141,7 +141,7 @@ int memcpy_from_eeprom_with_checksum(char *destination, unsigned int source, uns
   unsigned char data, checksum = 0;
   for(; size > 0; size--) { 
     data = eeprom_get_char(source++);
-    checksum = (checksum << 1) || (checksum >> 7);
+    checksum = (checksum << 1) | (checksum >> 7);
     checksum += data;    
     *(destination++) = data; 
   }