diff --git a/src/rsrv/camsgtask.c b/src/rsrv/camsgtask.c
index 5206570a8..733420978 100644
--- a/src/rsrv/camsgtask.c
+++ b/src/rsrv/camsgtask.c
@@ -290,7 +290,7 @@ FAST int 		sock;
 			}
 			break;
 		}
-		else if(nchars<=0){
+		else if(nchars<0){
 			long	anerrno;
 
 			anerrno = errnoGet();