diff --git a/apps/app_meetme.c b/apps/app_meetme.c
index 07c7ae1e7a..8bc2f542dc 100644
--- a/apps/app_meetme.c
+++ b/apps/app_meetme.c
@@ -2477,7 +2477,7 @@ static int conf_run(struct ast_channel *chan, struct ast_conference *conf, int c
 						   don't want to block, but we do want to at least *try*
 						   to write out all the samples.
 						 */
-						if (user->talking && !(confflags & CONFFLAG_OPTIMIZETALKER)) {
+						if (user->talking || !(confflags & CONFFLAG_OPTIMIZETALKER)) {
 							careful_write(fd, f->data, f->datalen, 0);
 						}
 					}