diff --git a/src/FbTk/FileUtil.cc b/src/FbTk/FileUtil.cc
index b70eff30..26b6e78c 100644
--- a/src/FbTk/FileUtil.cc
+++ b/src/FbTk/FileUtil.cc
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ bool FileUtil::isRegularFile(const char* filename) {
 
 bool FileUtil::isExecutable(const char* filename) {
     struct stat buf;
-    if (!filename || !stat(filename, &buf))
+    if (!filename || stat(filename, &buf))
         return false;
 
     return buf.st_mode & S_IXUSR ||