diff --git a/engine/common/pmove.c b/engine/common/pmove.c
index 655ccaa4e..8d7297dd2 100644
--- a/engine/common/pmove.c
+++ b/engine/common/pmove.c
@@ -897,7 +897,7 @@ void PM_CheckWaterJump (void)
 	int		cont;
 	vec3_t	flatforward;
 
-	if (pmove.waterjumptime)
+	if (pmove.waterjumptime>0)
 		return;
 
 	// don't hop out if we just jumped in