diff --git a/src/env_universal_common.rs b/src/env_universal_common.rs
index 338fe9fd0..b241591d6 100644
--- a/src/env_universal_common.rs
+++ b/src/env_universal_common.rs
@@ -801,7 +801,7 @@ fn save(&mut self, directory: &wstr) -> bool {
         {
             let mut times: [libc::timespec; 2] = unsafe { std::mem::zeroed() };
             times[0].tv_nsec = libc::UTIME_OMIT; // don't change ctime
-            if unsafe { libc::clock_gettime(libc::CLOCK_REALTIME, &mut times[1]) } != 0 {
+            if unsafe { libc::clock_gettime(libc::CLOCK_REALTIME, &mut times[1]) } == 0 {
                 unsafe {
                     libc::futimens(private_file.as_raw_fd(), &times[0]);
                 }