diff --git a/src/sbbs3/logout.cpp b/src/sbbs3/logout.cpp
index 4f1e691f641469bd957ec20cebd9aa0fb4f57b04..6cd76a6dfab5abb36f0fc1506a801209da482965 100644
--- a/src/sbbs3/logout.cpp
+++ b/src/sbbs3/logout.cpp
@@ -181,7 +181,7 @@ void sbbs_t::backout()
 	file_t f;
 
 	SAFEPRINTF(path,"%sbackout.dab",cfg.node_dir);
-	if(flength(path) < 1) {
+	if(flength(path)<1L) {
 		remove(path);
 		return; 
 	}