diff --git a/sway/tree/workspace.c b/sway/tree/workspace.c
index e1ef40f4a..914b6a9de 100644
--- a/sway/tree/workspace.c
+++ b/sway/tree/workspace.c
@@ -514,7 +514,7 @@ bool workspace_is_empty(struct sway_workspace *ws) {
 }
 
 static int find_output(const void *id1, const void *id2) {
-	return strcmp(id1, id2) ? 0 : 1;
+	return strcmp(id1, id2);
 }
 
 void workspace_output_raise_priority(struct sway_workspace *ws,