diff --git a/src/common/scripting/backend/codegen.cpp b/src/common/scripting/backend/codegen.cpp
index a816ab437c..bfcf83e53b 100644
--- a/src/common/scripting/backend/codegen.cpp
+++ b/src/common/scripting/backend/codegen.cpp
@@ -177,12 +177,9 @@ void FCompileContext::CheckReturn(PPrototype *proto, FScriptPosition &pos)
 	}
 }
 
-// [ZZ] I find it really dumb that something called CheckReadOnly returns false for readonly. renamed.
-bool FCompileContext::CheckWritable(int flags)
+bool FCompileContext::IsWritable(int flags)
 {
-	if (!(flags & VARF_ReadOnly)) return false;
-	if (!(flags & VARF_InternalAccess)) return true;
-	return fileSystem.GetFileContainer(Lump) != 0;
+	return !(flags & VARF_ReadOnly) || ((flags & VARF_InternalAccess) && fileSystem.GetFileContainer(Lump) == 0);
 }
 
 FxLocalVariableDeclaration *FCompileContext::FindLocalVariable(FName name)
@@ -6730,7 +6727,7 @@ FxExpression *FxLocalVariable::Resolve(FCompileContext &ctx)
 bool FxLocalVariable::RequestAddress(FCompileContext &ctx, bool *writable)
 {
 	AddressRequested = true;
-	if (writable != nullptr) *writable = !ctx.CheckWritable(Variable->VarFlags);
+	if (writable != nullptr) *writable = ctx.IsWritable(Variable->VarFlags);
 	return true;
 }
 
@@ -6885,7 +6882,7 @@ FxGlobalVariable::FxGlobalVariable(PField* mem, const FScriptPosition &pos)
 bool FxGlobalVariable::RequestAddress(FCompileContext &ctx, bool *writable)
 {
 	AddressRequested = true;
-	if (writable != nullptr) *writable = AddressWritable && !ctx.CheckWritable(membervar->Flags);
+	if (writable != nullptr) *writable = AddressWritable && ctx.IsWritable(membervar->Flags);
 	return true;
 }
 
@@ -7078,7 +7075,7 @@ FxStackVariable::~FxStackVariable()
 bool FxStackVariable::RequestAddress(FCompileContext &ctx, bool *writable)
 {
 	AddressRequested = true;
-	if (writable != nullptr) *writable = AddressWritable && !ctx.CheckWritable(membervar->Flags);
+	if (writable != nullptr) *writable = AddressWritable && ctx.IsWritable(membervar->Flags);
 	return true;
 }
 
@@ -7180,7 +7177,7 @@ bool FxStructMember::RequestAddress(FCompileContext &ctx, bool *writable)
 	else if (writable != nullptr)
 	{
 		// [ZZ] original check.
-		bool bWritable = (AddressWritable && !ctx.CheckWritable(membervar->Flags) &&
+		bool bWritable = (AddressWritable && ctx.IsWritable(membervar->Flags) &&
 			(!classx->ValueType->isPointer() || !classx->ValueType->toPointer()->IsConst));
 		// [ZZ] implement write barrier between different scopes
 		if (bWritable)
diff --git a/src/common/scripting/backend/codegen.h b/src/common/scripting/backend/codegen.h
index 1ce5529b31..a52b546aeb 100644
--- a/src/common/scripting/backend/codegen.h
+++ b/src/common/scripting/backend/codegen.h
@@ -101,7 +101,7 @@ struct FCompileContext
 
 	void HandleJumps(int token, FxExpression *handler);
 	void CheckReturn(PPrototype *proto, FScriptPosition &pos);
-	bool CheckWritable(int flags);
+	bool IsWritable(int flags);
 	FxLocalVariableDeclaration *FindLocalVariable(FName name);
 };