diff --git a/dlls/msvcrt/heap.c b/dlls/msvcrt/heap.c
index 0c6d36d7750..2a5cbbf7171 100644
--- a/dlls/msvcrt/heap.c
+++ b/dlls/msvcrt/heap.c
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ void* MSVCRT_operator_new(unsigned long size)
   void *retval = HeapAlloc(GetProcessHeap(), 0, size);
   TRACE("(%ld) returning %p\n", size, retval);
   LOCK_HEAP;
-  if(retval && MSVCRT_new_handler)
+  if(!retval && MSVCRT_new_handler)
     (*MSVCRT_new_handler)(size);
   UNLOCK_HEAP;
   return retval;