diff --git a/lib/helper.c b/lib/helper.c
index 2b73b03..b547123 100644
--- a/lib/helper.c
+++ b/lib/helper.c
@@ -935,7 +935,7 @@ ipmi_start_daemon(struct ipmi_intf *intf)
 		exit(1);
 	}
 	ret = dup(fd);
-	if (ret != STDOUT_FILENO) {
+	if (ret != STDERR_FILENO) {
 		lprintf(LOG_ERR, "failed to reset stderr: %s (%d)", strerror(errno), errno);
 		exit(1);
 	}