diff --git a/layers/image.cpp b/layers/image.cpp
index d97d77b..64deef4 100644
--- a/layers/image.cpp
+++ b/layers/image.cpp
@@ -431,10 +431,9 @@
             //        Compressed formats are compatible if the only difference between them is the numerical type of
             //        the uncompressed pixels (e.g. signed vs. unsigned, or sRGB vs. UNORM encoding).
         } else  if (vk_format_is_depth_and_stencil(imageFormat)) {
-            if ((aspectMask & (VK_IMAGE_ASPECT_DEPTH_BIT | VK_IMAGE_ASPECT_STENCIL_BIT)) !=
-                              (VK_IMAGE_ASPECT_DEPTH_BIT | VK_IMAGE_ASPECT_STENCIL_BIT)) {
+            if ((aspectMask & (VK_IMAGE_ASPECT_DEPTH_BIT | VK_IMAGE_ASPECT_STENCIL_BIT)) != 0) {
                 std::stringstream ss;
-                ss << "vkCreateImageView: Combination depth/stencil image formats must have both VK_IMAGE_ASPECT_DEPTH_BIT and VK_IMAGE_ASPECT_STENCIL_BIT set";
+                ss << "vkCreateImageView: Depth/stencil image formats must have at least one of VK_IMAGE_ASPECT_DEPTH_BIT and VK_IMAGE_ASPECT_STENCIL_BIT set";
                 skipCall |= log_msg(device_data->report_data, VK_DBG_REPORT_ERROR_BIT, VK_OBJECT_TYPE_IMAGE,
                                    (uint64_t)pCreateInfo->image, 0, IMAGE_INVALID_IMAGE_ASPECT, "IMAGE", "%s", ss.str().c_str());
             }