diff --git a/src/intel/executor/executor_main.c b/src/intel/executor/executor_main.c
index bb78a3ec887..b1bdbf0fc03 100644
--- a/src/intel/executor/executor_main.c
+++ b/src/intel/executor/executor_main.c
@@ -305,7 +305,7 @@ open_intel_render_device(drmDevicePtr dev,
       return false;
 
    *fd = open(dev->nodes[DRM_NODE_RENDER], O_RDWR | O_CLOEXEC);
-   if (fd < 0)
+   if (*fd < 0)
       return false;
 
    if (!intel_get_device_info_from_fd(*fd, devinfo, -1, -1) ||