diff --git a/src/lxc/cgroups/cgfsng.c b/src/lxc/cgroups/cgfsng.c
index 564400221..21c2c3f7c 100644
--- a/src/lxc/cgroups/cgfsng.c
+++ b/src/lxc/cgroups/cgfsng.c
@@ -1388,7 +1388,7 @@ __cgfsng_ops static bool cgfsng_monitor_enter(struct cgroup_ops *ops,
 		if (ret)
 			return log_error_errno(false, errno, "Failed to enter cgroup \"%s\"", h->monitor_full_path);
 
-                if (handler->transient_pid < 0)
+		if (handler->transient_pid <= 0)
 			return true;
 
 		ret = lxc_writeat(h->cgfd_mon, "cgroup.procs", transient, transient_len);