diff --git a/mod/events.php b/mod/events.php
index 879a667421..b0b54601fd 100644
--- a/mod/events.php
+++ b/mod/events.php
@@ -232,7 +232,7 @@ function events_content(&$a) {
 					$o .= '<hr /><a name="link-' . $j . '" ><div class="event-list-date">' . $d . '</div></a>';
 				$last_date = $d;
 				$o .= format_event_html($rr);
-				$o .= (($rr['cid']) ? '<a href="' . $a->get_baseurl() . '/events/event/' . $rr['id'] . '" title="' . t('Edit event') . '" class="edit-event-link icon pencil"></a>' : '');
+				$o .= ((! $rr['cid']) ? '<a href="' . $a->get_baseurl() . '/events/event/' . $rr['id'] . '" title="' . t('Edit event') . '" class="edit-event-link icon pencil"></a>' : '');
 				if($rr['plink'])
 					$o .= '<a href="' . $rr['plink'] . '" title="' . t('link to source') . '" target="external-link" class="plink-event-link icon remote-link"></a></div>';