diff --git a/src/history.rs b/src/history.rs
index 1c6e9747a..040d20240 100644
--- a/src/history.rs
+++ b/src/history.rs
@@ -1355,12 +1355,12 @@ unsafe fn maybe_lock_file(file: &mut File, lock_type: libc::c_int) -> bool {
 
         let (ok, start_time) = loop {
             let start_time = SystemTime::now();
-            if unsafe { flock(raw_fd, lock_type) } == -1 {
-                if errno::errno().0 != EINTR {
-                    break (false, start_time);
-                }
+            if unsafe { flock(raw_fd, lock_type) } != -1 {
+                break (true, start_time);
+            }
+            if errno::errno().0 != EINTR {
+                break (false, start_time);
             }
-            break (true, start_time);
         };
         if let Ok(duration) = start_time.elapsed() {
             if duration > Duration::from_millis(250) {