diff --git a/include/bits.c b/include/bits.c
index 2d63b0ff6..61797fe2d 100644
--- a/include/bits.c
+++ b/include/bits.c
@@ -114,7 +114,7 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv)
     int flag;
     const char *fn, *hb;
     
-    if (argc < 1 && strcmp(argv[1], "--version")) {
+    if (argc > 1 && strcmp(argv[1], "--version")) {
 	printf("some version");
 	return 0;
     }