diff --git a/src/fuse_open.cpp b/src/fuse_open.cpp
index 697e10a3..c7a51f4a 100644
--- a/src/fuse_open.cpp
+++ b/src/fuse_open.cpp
@@ -362,7 +362,7 @@ namespace FUSE
   {
     Config::Read cfg;
 
-    if(+cfg->passthrough)
+    if(cfg->passthrough)
       return open_passthrough(fusepath_,ffi_);
 
     return open_regular(fusepath_,ffi_);