diff --git a/hw/xfree86/loader/loadmod.c b/hw/xfree86/loader/loadmod.c
index 46ce68b86..370d56fdf 100644
--- a/hw/xfree86/loader/loadmod.c
+++ b/hw/xfree86/loader/loadmod.c
@@ -926,7 +926,7 @@ doLoadModule(const char *module, const char *path, const char **subdirlist,
 	goto LoadModule_fail;
     }
     ret->handle = LoaderOpen(found, errmaj, errmin);
-    if (ret->handle < 0)
+    if (ret->handle == NULL)
 	goto LoadModule_fail;
     ret->path = strdup(found);