diff --git a/openbsc/src/osmo-bsc/osmo_bsc_main.c b/openbsc/src/osmo-bsc/osmo_bsc_main.c
index 4bb2da1..3806b24 100644
--- a/openbsc/src/osmo-bsc/osmo_bsc_main.c
+++ b/openbsc/src/osmo-bsc/osmo_bsc_main.c
@@ -226,7 +226,7 @@
 	bsc_api_init(bsc_gsmnet, osmo_bsc_api());
 
 	bsc_gsmnet->ctrl = bsc_controlif_setup(bsc_gsmnet, OSMO_CTRL_PORT_NITB_BSC);
-	if (!bsc_gsmnet) {
+	if (!bsc_gsmnet->ctrl) {
 		fprintf(stderr, "Failed to init the control interface. Exiting.\n");
 		exit(1);
 	}