diff --git a/frappe/public/js/legacy/form.js b/frappe/public/js/legacy/form.js
index b526f9b6c8..3be7434cb5 100644
--- a/frappe/public/js/legacy/form.js
+++ b/frappe/public/js/legacy/form.js
@@ -955,8 +955,8 @@ _f.Frm.prototype.validate_form_action = function(action, resolve) {
 	// Allow submit, write, cancel and create permissions for read only documents that are assigned by
 	// workflows if the user already have those permissions. This is to allow for users to
 	// continue through the workflow states and to allow execution of functions like Duplicate.
-	if (!frappe.workflow.is_read_only(this.doctype, this.docname) && (perms["write"] ||
-		perms["create"] || perms["submit"] || perms["cancel"])) {
+	if ((frappe.workflow.is_read_only(this.doctype, this.docname) && (perms["write"] ||
+		perms["create"] || perms["submit"] || perms["cancel"])) || !frappe.workflow.is_read_only(this.doctype, this.docname)) {
 		var allowed_for_workflow = true;
 	}