diff --git a/lib/vssh/libssh2.c b/lib/vssh/libssh2.c
index 371667d44b..b12d69f317 100644
--- a/lib/vssh/libssh2.c
+++ b/lib/vssh/libssh2.c
@@ -1207,7 +1207,7 @@ static CURLcode sftp_quote_stat(struct Curl_easy *data,
     sshc->acceptfail = TRUE;
   }
 
-  if(!!strncmp(cmd, "chmod", 5)) {
+  if(strncmp(cmd, "chmod", 5)) {
     /* Since chown and chgrp only set owner OR group but libssh2 wants to set
      * them both at once, we need to obtain the current ownership first. This
      * takes an extra protocol round trip.