diff --git a/opal/mca/btl/vader/btl_vader_module.c b/opal/mca/btl/vader/btl_vader_module.c
index a78e0f2159..60f2f01767 100644
--- a/opal/mca/btl/vader/btl_vader_module.c
+++ b/opal/mca/btl/vader/btl_vader_module.c
@@ -286,7 +286,7 @@ static int vader_add_procs (struct mca_btl_base_module_t* btl,
     }
 
     /* make sure that my local rank has been defined */
-    if (0 <= MCA_BTL_VADER_LOCAL_RANK) {
+    if (0 > MCA_BTL_VADER_LOCAL_RANK) {
         return OPAL_ERROR;
     }