diff --git a/src/meshlabplugins/io_base/baseio.cpp b/src/meshlabplugins/io_base/baseio.cpp
index b5db34793..00e46c7ac 100644
--- a/src/meshlabplugins/io_base/baseio.cpp
+++ b/src/meshlabplugins/io_base/baseio.cpp
@@ -485,7 +485,7 @@ void BaseMeshIOPlugin::GetExportMaskCapability(const QString &format, int &capab
 	}
 	if (format.toUpper() == tr("OFF")) { capability = defaultBits = tri::io::ExporterOFF<CMeshO>::GetExportMaskCapability(); }
 	if (format.toUpper() == tr("WRL")) { capability = defaultBits = tri::io::ExporterWRL<CMeshO>::GetExportMaskCapability(); }
-	if (format.toUpper() == tr("DXF")) { capability = defaultBits = tri::io::Mask::IOM_VERTCOORD & tri::io::Mask::IOM_FACEINDEX;}
+	if (format.toUpper() == tr("DXF")) { capability = defaultBits = tri::io::Mask::IOM_VERTCOORD | tri::io::Mask::IOM_FACEINDEX;}
 
 }