diff --git a/openair3/NAS/COMMON/API/NETWORK/nas_message.c b/openair3/NAS/COMMON/API/NETWORK/nas_message.c
index 8f326904ef26b5aa31d8a6adb13571c3e74e0e56..f714af66f724f5a64df72b155d9c99724079eca2 100644
--- a/openair3/NAS/COMMON/API/NETWORK/nas_message.c
+++ b/openair3/NAS/COMMON/API/NETWORK/nas_message.c
@@ -992,12 +992,12 @@ static int _nas_message_decrypt(
 
     case NAS_SECURITY_ALGORITHMS_EEA1: {
       if (direction == SECU_DIRECTION_UPLINK) {
-        count = 0x00000000 ||
-                ((emm_security_context->ul_count.overflow && 0x0000FFFF) << 8) ||
+        count = 0x00000000 |
+                ((emm_security_context->ul_count.overflow && 0x0000FFFF) << 8) |
                 (emm_security_context->ul_count.seq_num & 0x000000FF);
       } else {
-        count = 0x00000000 ||
-                ((emm_security_context->dl_count.overflow && 0x0000FFFF) << 8) ||
+        count = 0x00000000 |
+                ((emm_security_context->dl_count.overflow && 0x0000FFFF) << 8) |
                 (emm_security_context->dl_count.seq_num & 0x000000FF);
       }
 
@@ -1026,12 +1026,12 @@ static int _nas_message_decrypt(
 
     case NAS_SECURITY_ALGORITHMS_EEA2: {
       if (direction == SECU_DIRECTION_UPLINK) {
-        count = 0x00000000 ||
-                ((emm_security_context->ul_count.overflow && 0x0000FFFF) << 8) ||
+        count = 0x00000000 |
+                ((emm_security_context->ul_count.overflow && 0x0000FFFF) << 8) |
                 (emm_security_context->ul_count.seq_num & 0x000000FF);
       } else {
-        count = 0x00000000 ||
-                ((emm_security_context->dl_count.overflow && 0x0000FFFF) << 8) ||
+        count = 0x00000000 |
+                ((emm_security_context->dl_count.overflow && 0x0000FFFF) << 8) |
                 (emm_security_context->dl_count.seq_num & 0x000000FF);
       }
 
@@ -1154,12 +1154,12 @@ static int _nas_message_encrypt(
 
     case NAS_SECURITY_ALGORITHMS_EEA1: {
       if (direction == SECU_DIRECTION_UPLINK) {
-        count = 0x00000000 ||
-                ((emm_security_context->ul_count.overflow && 0x0000FFFF) << 8) ||
+        count = 0x00000000 |
+                ((emm_security_context->ul_count.overflow && 0x0000FFFF) << 8) |
                 (emm_security_context->ul_count.seq_num & 0x000000FF);
       } else {
-        count = 0x00000000 ||
-                ((emm_security_context->dl_count.overflow && 0x0000FFFF) << 8) ||
+        count = 0x00000000 |
+                ((emm_security_context->dl_count.overflow && 0x0000FFFF) << 8) |
                 (emm_security_context->dl_count.seq_num & 0x000000FF);
       }
 
@@ -1185,12 +1185,12 @@ static int _nas_message_encrypt(
 
     case NAS_SECURITY_ALGORITHMS_EEA2: {
       if (direction == SECU_DIRECTION_UPLINK) {
-        count = 0x00000000 ||
-                ((emm_security_context->ul_count.overflow && 0x0000FFFF) << 8) ||
+        count = 0x00000000 |
+                ((emm_security_context->ul_count.overflow && 0x0000FFFF) << 8) |
                 (emm_security_context->ul_count.seq_num & 0x000000FF);
       } else {
-        count = 0x00000000 ||
-                ((emm_security_context->dl_count.overflow && 0x0000FFFF) << 8) ||
+        count = 0x00000000 |
+                ((emm_security_context->dl_count.overflow && 0x0000FFFF) << 8) |
                 (emm_security_context->dl_count.seq_num & 0x000000FF);
       }
 
@@ -1299,12 +1299,12 @@ static uint32_t _nas_message_get_mac(
     int i,bytes = 0;
 
     if (direction == SECU_DIRECTION_UPLINK) {
-      count = 0x00000000 ||
-              ((emm_security_context->ul_count.overflow && 0x0000FFFF) << 8) ||
+      count = 0x00000000 |
+              ((emm_security_context->ul_count.overflow && 0x0000FFFF) << 8) |
               (emm_security_context->ul_count.seq_num & 0x000000FF);
     } else {
-      count = 0x00000000 ||
-              ((emm_security_context->dl_count.overflow && 0x0000FFFF) << 8) ||
+      count = 0x00000000 |
+              ((emm_security_context->dl_count.overflow && 0x0000FFFF) << 8) |
               (emm_security_context->dl_count.seq_num & 0x000000FF);
     }
 
@@ -1367,12 +1367,12 @@ static uint32_t _nas_message_get_mac(
     uint32_t           *mac32;
 
     if (direction == SECU_DIRECTION_UPLINK) {
-      count = 0x00000000 ||
-              ((emm_security_context->ul_count.overflow && 0x0000FFFF) << 8) ||
+      count = 0x00000000 |
+              ((emm_security_context->ul_count.overflow && 0x0000FFFF) << 8) |
               (emm_security_context->ul_count.seq_num & 0x000000FF);
     } else {
-      count = 0x00000000 ||
-              ((emm_security_context->dl_count.overflow && 0x0000FFFF) << 8) ||
+      count = 0x00000000 |
+              ((emm_security_context->dl_count.overflow && 0x0000FFFF) << 8) |
               (emm_security_context->dl_count.seq_num & 0x000000FF);
     }