diff --git a/src/strcmp.c b/src/strcmp.c
index 07919d5..ea20b1e 100644
--- a/src/strcmp.c
+++ b/src/strcmp.c
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[]) {
 	int i;
 
 #ifdef __OpenBSD__
-	if (pledge("stdio", NULL) != -1) {
+	if (pledge("stdio", NULL) == -1) {
 		perror(program_name);
 		return EX_OSERR;
 	}