diff --git a/tests/testutils.c b/tests/testutils.c
index 0cf0ac7e5c..83daed8940 100644
--- a/tests/testutils.c
+++ b/tests/testutils.c
@@ -836,7 +836,7 @@ virTestSetEnvPath(void)
     }
 
     if (new_path &&
-        g_setenv("PATH", new_path, TRUE) < 0)
+        g_setenv("PATH", new_path, TRUE) == FALSE)
         goto cleanup;
 
     ret = 0;