diff --git a/legacy/elementary/src/examples/genlist_example_02.c b/legacy/elementary/src/examples/genlist_example_02.c
index 8816d55cac..3e785e9fab 100644
--- a/legacy/elementary/src/examples/genlist_example_02.c
+++ b/legacy/elementary/src/examples/genlist_example_02.c
@@ -130,9 +130,9 @@ elm_main(int argc __UNUSED__, char **argv __UNUSED__)
 
    always = no_sel = EINA_FALSE;
    sel_mode = elm_genlist_select_mode_get(list);
-   if (sel_mode = ELM_OBJECT_SELECT_MODE_ALWAYS)
+   if (sel_mode == ELM_OBJECT_SELECT_MODE_ALWAYS)
      always = EINA_TRUE;
-   else if (sel_mode = ELM_OBJECT_SELECT_MODE_NONE)
+   else if (sel_mode == ELM_OBJECT_SELECT_MODE_NONE)
      no_sel = EINA_TRUE;
 
    printf("default values:\n");