diff --git a/src/glsl/glsl_types.h b/src/glsl/glsl_types.h
index fdb1f3a6efb..96eee5e64eb 100644
--- a/src/glsl/glsl_types.h
+++ b/src/glsl/glsl_types.h
@@ -459,7 +459,7 @@ struct glsl_type {
     */
    bool contains_atomic() const
    {
-      return atomic_size();
+      return atomic_size() > 0;
    }
 
    /**