diff --git a/src/platform_posix.c b/src/platform_posix.c
index c72d320..b358fdf 100644
--- a/src/platform_posix.c
+++ b/src/platform_posix.c
@@ -349,7 +349,7 @@ int __PHYSFS_platformStat(const char *filename, int *exists, PHYSFS_Stat *st)
 
     if (lstat(filename, &statbuf) == -1)
     {
-        *exists = (errno == ENOENT);
+        *exists = (errno != ENOENT);
         BAIL_MACRO(errcodeFromErrno(), 0);
     } /* if */