diff --git a/src/libudev/libudev-queue.c b/src/libudev/libudev-queue.c
index eb0e096f84..c32a7ef709 100644
--- a/src/libudev/libudev-queue.c
+++ b/src/libudev/libudev-queue.c
@@ -175,7 +175,7 @@ _public_ int udev_queue_get_udev_is_active(struct udev_queue *udev_queue)
  **/
 _public_ int udev_queue_get_queue_is_empty(struct udev_queue *udev_queue)
 {
-        return access("/run/udev/queue", F_OK) >= 0;
+        return access("/run/udev/queue", F_OK) < 0;
 }
 
 /**