@@ -129,15 +129,16 @@
 	if (events == 0)
 		return false;
 
 	if (FD_ISSET(_cancelFD[0], &readFDs)) {
 		char buffer;
+
 #ifndef _WIN32
-		OF_ENSURE(read(_cancelFD[0], &buffer, 1) > 0);
+		OF_ENSURE(read(_cancelFD[0], &buffer, 1) == 1);
 #else
 		OF_ENSURE(recvfrom(_cancelFD[0], &buffer, 1, 0, NULL,
-		    NULL) > 0);
+		    NULL) == 1);
 #endif
 	}
 
 	objects = [_readObjects objects];
 	count = [_readObjects count];