diff --git a/drivers/parport/ieee1284_ops.c b/drivers/parport/ieee1284_ops.c
index 525312f2fe9c..2e21af43d91e 100644
--- a/drivers/parport/ieee1284_ops.c
+++ b/drivers/parport/ieee1284_ops.c
@@ -888,7 +888,7 @@ size_t parport_ieee1284_epp_read_addr (struct parport *port,
 
 		/* Event 59: set nSelectIn (nAStrb) high */
 		parport_frob_control (port, PARPORT_CONTROL_SELECT,
-				      PARPORT_CONTROL_SELECT);
+				      0);
 
 		/* Event 60: wait for Busy to go low */
 		if (parport_poll_peripheral (port, PARPORT_STATUS_BUSY,