diff --git a/src/nm-connectivity.c b/src/nm-connectivity.c
index ce48a6fc4e..ab0ef56597 100644
--- a/src/nm-connectivity.c
+++ b/src/nm-connectivity.c
@@ -960,7 +960,7 @@ nm_connectivity_init (NMConnectivity *self)
 
 #if WITH_CONCHECK
 	ret = curl_global_init (CURL_GLOBAL_ALL);
-	if (!ret == CURLE_OK) {
+	if (ret != CURLE_OK) {
 		 _LOGE ("unable to init cURL, connectivity check will not work: (%d) %s",
 		        ret, curl_easy_strerror (ret));
 	}