diff --git a/tests/server/dnsd.c b/tests/server/dnsd.c
index 389c066c82..745fbeb59b 100644
--- a/tests/server/dnsd.c
+++ b/tests/server/dnsd.c
@@ -477,8 +477,8 @@ static int test_dnsd(int argc, char **argv)
   }
 
   flag = 1;
-  if(0 != setsockopt(sock, SOL_SOCKET, SO_REUSEADDR,
-            (void *)&flag, sizeof(flag))) {
+  if(setsockopt(sock, SOL_SOCKET, SO_REUSEADDR,
+                (void *)&flag, sizeof(flag))) {
     error = SOCKERRNO;
     logmsg("setsockopt(SO_REUSEADDR) failed with error (%d) %s",
            error, sstrerror(error));