diff --git a/gtk/gtktable.c b/gtk/gtktable.c
index f10578a949..1b62705831 100644
--- a/gtk/gtktable.c
+++ b/gtk/gtktable.c
@@ -512,7 +512,7 @@ gtk_table_resize (GtkTable *table,
 {
   g_return_if_fail (GTK_IS_TABLE (table));
   g_return_if_fail (n_rows > 0 && n_rows < 65536);
-  g_return_if_fail (n_rows > 0 && n_cols < 65536);
+  g_return_if_fail (n_cols > 0 && n_cols < 65536);
 
   n_rows = MAX (n_rows, 1);
   n_cols = MAX (n_cols, 1);