diff --git a/kittens/dnd/drop.go b/kittens/dnd/drop.go
index 31ba9acc2..fc1d2d08b 100644
--- a/kittens/dnd/drop.go
+++ b/kittens/dnd/drop.go
@@ -634,8 +634,8 @@ func (dnd *dnd) on_drop_move(cell_x, cell_y int, has_more bool, offered_mimes st
 		}
 	}
 	// Restrict to operations allowed by the drag source.
-	if sao := dnd.drop_status.source_allowed_ops; sao != 0 && dnd.drop_status.action != 0 {
-		if sao&dnd.drop_status.action == 0 {
+	if allowed := dnd.drop_status.source_allowed_ops; allowed != 0 && dnd.drop_status.action != 0 {
+		if allowed&dnd.drop_status.action == 0 {
 			dnd.drop_status.action = 0
 			dnd.drop_status.accepted_mimes = nil
 		}
diff --git a/kitty_tests/dnd_kitten.py b/kitty_tests/dnd_kitten.py
index 55fa8ffc0..1b7b9e04d 100644
--- a/kitty_tests/dnd_kitten.py
+++ b/kitty_tests/dnd_kitten.py
@@ -210,14 +210,14 @@ def test_dnd_kitten_drop_allowed_ops(self):
         self.wait_for_state('drop_action', GLFW_DRAG_OPERATION_COPY)
         dnd_test_fake_drop_event(wid, False)
         dnd_test_fake_drop_event(wid, False, mimes, move[0] + 1, move[1] + 1, 1)
-        self.wait_for_state('drop_action', 0)  # GLFW_DRAG_OPERATION_NONE
+        self.wait_for_state('drop_action', 0)  # GLFW_DRAG_OPERATION_NONE: source allows copy only, move box must reject
         dnd_test_fake_drop_event(wid, False)
         # allowed_ops=2 means move-only in kitten format
         dnd_test_fake_drop_event(wid, False, mimes, move[0] + 1, move[1] + 1, 2)
         self.wait_for_state('drop_action', GLFW_DRAG_OPERATION_MOVE)
         dnd_test_fake_drop_event(wid, False)
         dnd_test_fake_drop_event(wid, False, mimes, copy[0] + 1, copy[1] + 1, 2)
-        self.wait_for_state('drop_action', 0)  # GLFW_DRAG_OPERATION_NONE
+        self.wait_for_state('drop_action', 0)  # GLFW_DRAG_OPERATION_NONE: source allows move only, copy box must reject
         dnd_test_fake_drop_event(wid, False)
         # allowed_ops=3 means both copy and move allowed (default)
         for b, expected in ((copy, GLFW_DRAG_OPERATION_COPY), (move, GLFW_DRAG_OPERATION_MOVE)):