diff --git a/src/common/kernel/pool.c b/src/common/kernel/pool.c
index 25903c5a5..d885951c4 100644
--- a/src/common/kernel/pool.c
+++ b/src/common/kernel/pool.c
@@ -186,7 +186,7 @@ new_get_pooled(const unit * u, const resource_type * rtype, int mode)
 	int have = new_get_resource(u, rtype);
 
   if ((u->race->ec_flags & GETITEM) == 0) {
-    mode &= ~(GET_SLACK|GET_RESERVE);
+    mode &= (GET_SLACK|GET_RESERVE);
   }
 
 	if ((mode & GET_SLACK) && (mode & GET_RESERVE)) use = have;
@@ -229,7 +229,7 @@ new_use_pooled(unit * u, const resource_type * rtype, int mode, int count)
 	int n = 0, have = new_get_resource(u, rtype);
 
   if ((u->race->ec_flags & GETITEM) == 0) {
-    mode &= ~(GET_SLACK|GET_RESERVE);
+    mode &= (GET_SLACK|GET_RESERVE);
   }
 
 	if ((mode & GET_SLACK) && (mode & GET_RESERVE)) {