diff --git a/panel.cpp b/panel.cpp

index 5057334..2d80e52 100644

--- a/panel.cpp

+++ b/panel.cpp

@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ Panel::Panel(Display* dpy, int scr, Window root, Cfg* config,

 		gcm = GCGraphicsExposures;

 		gcv.graphics_exposures = False;

 		WinGC = XCreateGC(Dpy, Win, gcm, &gcv);

-		if (WinGC < 0) {

+		if (WinGC == 0) {

 			cerr << APPNAME

 				<< ": failed to create pixmap\n.";

 			exit(ERR_EXIT);