diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index 5321265b..a8be4a00 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
 	* src/nano.h, src/rcfile.c: Arrange some things more orderly.
 	* src/rcfile.c (parse_rcfile): Close an extended syntax again.
 	* src/rcfile.c (parse_rcfile): Rename a variable.
+	* src/rcfile.c (grab_and_store): Fix breakage of r5695.
 
 2016-02-28  Benno Schulenberg  <bensberg@justemail.net>
 	* src/rcfile.c (parse_header_exp): Don't continue when something is
diff --git a/src/rcfile.c b/src/rcfile.c
index 76a8b277..e0ee6bae 100644
--- a/src/rcfile.c
+++ b/src/rcfile.c
@@ -899,7 +899,7 @@ void grab_and_store(char *ptr, const char *kind, regexlisttype **storage)
 	    return;
 
 	/* If the regex string is malformed, skip it. */
-	if (nregcomp(regexstring, REG_NOSUB) != 0)
+	if (!nregcomp(regexstring, REG_NOSUB))
 	    continue;
 
 	/* Copy the regex into a struct, and hook this in at the end. */