diff --git a/src/lib/termdesc.c b/src/lib/termdesc.c
index c5da936df..308026de0 100644
--- a/src/lib/termdesc.c
+++ b/src/lib/termdesc.c
@@ -141,7 +141,7 @@ setup_fbcon_bitmaps(tinfo* ti, int fd){
 
 static bool
 query_rgb(void){
-  bool rgb = (tigetflag("RGB") > 1 || tigetflag("Tc") > 1);
+  bool rgb = (tigetflag("RGB") > 0 || tigetflag("Tc") > 0);
   if(!rgb){
     // RGB terminfo capability being a new thing (as of ncurses 6.1), it's not
     // commonly found in terminal entries today. COLORTERM, however, is a