diff --git a/include/boost/interprocess/containers/list.hpp b/include/boost/interprocess/containers/list.hpp
index 1ac316e..c1f660b 100644
--- a/include/boost/interprocess/containers/list.hpp
+++ b/include/boost/interprocess/containers/list.hpp
@@ -278,7 +278,7 @@ struct interprocess_list_alloc
 
    enum {   
       node_has_trivial_destructor =  
-         boost::has_trivial_destructor<NodePtr>::value |
+         boost::has_trivial_destructor<NodePtr>::value &&
          boost::has_trivial_destructor<T>::value 
    };
 
diff --git a/include/boost/interprocess/containers/slist.hpp b/include/boost/interprocess/containers/slist.hpp
index e496c77..6a70451 100644
--- a/include/boost/interprocess/containers/slist.hpp
+++ b/include/boost/interprocess/containers/slist.hpp
@@ -312,7 +312,7 @@ struct interprocess_slist_alloc/*<T, A, true>*/
 
    enum {   
       node_has_trivial_destructor =  
-      boost::has_trivial_destructor<NodePtr>::value |
+      boost::has_trivial_destructor<NodePtr>::value &&
       boost::has_trivial_destructor<T>::value 
    };