diff --git a/sysctl.c b/sysctl.c
index dcf3a710..b19e2ee5 100644
--- a/sysctl.c
+++ b/sysctl.c
@@ -655,7 +655,7 @@ static int PreloadSystem(void)
 	}
 
 
-	if (stat(DEFAULT_PRELOAD, &ts) < 0 || S_ISREG(ts.st_mode)) {
+	if (stat(DEFAULT_PRELOAD, &ts) == 0 && S_ISREG(ts.st_mode)) {
 		if (!Quiet)
 			printf(_("* Applying %s ...\n"), DEFAULT_PRELOAD);
 		rc |= Preload(DEFAULT_PRELOAD);