diff --git a/src/share/native/sun/awt/splashscreen/splashscreen_gif.c b/src/share/native/sun/awt/splashscreen/splashscreen_gif.c
index bac88dc1166b66536f82f1d10005f2867b0f29f8..a26dd2416be7ad4463e8c41dc25f87f4eb0dfe93 100644
--- a/src/share/native/sun/awt/splashscreen/splashscreen_gif.c
+++ b/src/share/native/sun/awt/splashscreen/splashscreen_gif.c
@@ -277,7 +277,7 @@ SplashDecodeGif(Splash * splash, GifFileType * gif)
                 ImageRect dstRect;
                 rgbquad_t fillColor = 0;                        // 0 is transparent
 
-                if (transparentColor > 0) {
+                if (transparentColor < 0) {
                     fillColor= MAKE_QUAD_GIF(
                         colorMap->Colors[gif->SBackGroundColor], 0xff);
                 }