diff --git a/src/elogd.c b/src/elogd.c
index 6f5dc8e3..4960f2de 100755
--- a/src/elogd.c
+++ b/src/elogd.c
@@ -26441,7 +26441,9 @@ void show_login_page(LOGBOOK * lbs, char *redir, int fail)
    show_forgot_link = (!getcfg(lbs->name, "allow password change", str, sizeof(str)) || atoi(str) == 1);
 #ifdef HAVE_PAM
    getcfg(lbs->name, "Authentication", str, sizeof(str));
-   if (!stristr(str, "PAM"))
+   if (stristr(str, "PAM"))
+      show_self_register = 0;
+   else
 #endif /* HAVE_PAM */
    show_self_register = (getcfg(lbs->name, "Self register", str, sizeof(str)) && atoi(str) > 0);