--- libev/ev_epoll.c	2011/06/27 21:51:52	1.64
+++ libev/ev_epoll.c	2011/11/01 00:17:15	1.65
@@ -238,7 +238,7 @@
 #ifdef EPOLL_CLOEXEC
   backend_fd = epoll_create1 (EPOLL_CLOEXEC);
 
-  if (backend_fd <= 0)
+  if (backend_fd < 0)
 #endif
     backend_fd = epoll_create (256);