diff --git a/doc/Changelog b/doc/Changelog
index fc507c3..9a9c63c 100644
--- a/doc/Changelog
+++ b/doc/Changelog
@@ -22,6 +22,8 @@ sysvinit (2.88dsf) UNRELEASED; urgency=low
   * Rewrite findtty() in bootlogd to recursively search /dev/ for the
     correct device, to handle terminal devices for example in /dev/pty/.
     Patch from Debian.
+  * Make sure bootlogd findpty() returns an error value when it fails to
+    find a usable pty.  Patch from Rob Leslie via Debian.
 
  -- Petter Reinholdtsen <pere@hungry.com>  Sun, 12 Jul 2009 19:58:10 +0200
 
diff --git a/src/bootlogd.c b/src/bootlogd.c
index 924f502..e2eb4d8 100644
--- a/src/bootlogd.c
+++ b/src/bootlogd.c
@@ -198,7 +198,7 @@ int findpty(int *master, int *slave, char *name)
 		}
 		if (found) break;
 	}
-	if (found < 0) return -1;
+	if (!found) return -1;
 
 	if (name) strcpy(name, tty);