diff --git a/apps/app_voicemail.c b/apps/app_voicemail.c
index f888f3e67e..5e35b688f5 100644
--- a/apps/app_voicemail.c
+++ b/apps/app_voicemail.c
@@ -8185,7 +8185,7 @@ static int vm_options(struct ast_channel *chan, struct ast_vm_user *vmu, struct
 				if (cmd < 0)
 					break;
 
-				if ((cmd = ast_readstring(chan,newpassword2 + strlen(newpassword2),sizeof(newpassword2)-1,2000,10000,"#"))) {
+				if ((cmd = ast_readstring(chan,newpassword2 + strlen(newpassword2),sizeof(newpassword2)-1,2000,10000,"#")) < 0) {
 					break;
 				}
 			}