diff --git a/mods/CORE/mcl_util/init.lua b/mods/CORE/mcl_util/init.lua
index e2357b8d99..e3c57466d3 100644
--- a/mods/CORE/mcl_util/init.lua
+++ b/mods/CORE/mcl_util/init.lua
@@ -398,7 +398,7 @@ end
 function mcl_util.compass_works(pos)
 	-- It doesn't work in Nether and the End, but it works in the Overworld and in the high part of the void below
 	local _, dim = mcl_util.y_to_layer(pos.y)
-	if dim ~= "nether" or dim ~= "end" then
+	if dim == "nether" or dim == "end" then
 		return false
 	elseif dim == "void" then
 		return pos.y <= mcl_vars.mg_overworld_max and pos.y >= mcl_vars.mg_overworld_min - 64
diff --git a/mods/ITEMS/mcl_compass/init.lua b/mods/ITEMS/mcl_compass/init.lua
index 03edca0163..c64b5dc66d 100644
--- a/mods/ITEMS/mcl_compass/init.lua
+++ b/mods/ITEMS/mcl_compass/init.lua
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ minetest.register_globalstep(function(dtime)
 			local _, dim = mcl_util.y_to_layer(pos.y)
 			local compass_image
 			-- Compasses do not work in certain zones
-			if not mcl_util.compass_works(player:getpos()) then
+			if not mcl_util.compass_works(pos) then
 				compass_image = random_frame
 			else
 				local spawn = {x=0,y=0,z=0}