diff --git a/src/events/SDL_events.c b/src/events/SDL_events.c
index f0c8e19c7..5c8a96a8d 100644
--- a/src/events/SDL_events.c
+++ b/src/events/SDL_events.c
@@ -392,7 +392,9 @@ int SDL_WaitEvent (SDL_Event *event)
 
 int SDL_PushEvent(SDL_Event *event)
 {
-	return((SDL_PeepEvents(event, 1, SDL_ADDEVENT, 0) == 0) ? -1 : 0);
+	if ( SDL_PeepEvents(event, 1, SDL_ADDEVENT, 0) <= 0 )
+		return -1;
+	return 0;
 }
 
 void SDL_SetEventFilter (SDL_EventFilter filter)