diff --git a/src/iuse_actor.cpp b/src/iuse_actor.cpp
index 4d83692e2ab4d..015c168080652 100644
--- a/src/iuse_actor.cpp
+++ b/src/iuse_actor.cpp
@@ -1222,7 +1222,7 @@ void reveal_map_actor::reveal_targets( const tripoint_abs_omt &center,
     const auto places = overmap_buffer.find_all( center, target.first, radius, false,
                         target.second );
     for( const tripoint_abs_omt &place : places ) {
-        if( overmap_buffer.seen( place ) == om_vision_level::unseen ) {
+        if( overmap_buffer.seen( place ) != om_vision_level::full ) {
             // Should be replaced with the character using the item passed as an argument if NPCs ever learn to use maps
             get_avatar().map_revealed_omts.emplace( place );
         }
diff --git a/src/overmapbuffer.cpp b/src/overmapbuffer.cpp
index 7ee54ca5fee4f..3a56866245316 100644
--- a/src/overmapbuffer.cpp
+++ b/src/overmapbuffer.cpp
@@ -845,7 +845,7 @@ bool overmapbuffer::reveal( const tripoint_abs_omt &center, int radius,
     for( int i = -radius; i <= radius; i++ ) {
         for( int j = -radius; j <= radius; j++ ) {
             const tripoint_abs_omt p = center + point( i, j );
-            if( seen( p ) != om_vision_level::unseen ) {
+            if( seen( p ) == om_vision_level::full ) {
                 continue;
             }
             if( trigdist && i * i + j * j > radius_squared ) {