diff --git a/src/common/error.cpp b/src/common/error.cpp
index 32b71d2f7..32661b9ad 100644
--- a/src/common/error.cpp
+++ b/src/common/error.cpp
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ void Error::SetErrno(int err)
 
 #ifdef _MSC_VER
   char buf[128];
-  if (strerror_s(buf, sizeof(buf), err) != 0)
+  if (strerror_s(buf, sizeof(buf), err) == 0)
     m_description = fmt::format("errno {}: {}", err, buf);
   else
     m_description = fmt::format("errno {}: <Could not get error message>", err);