diff --git a/libs/gtkmm2ext/gtkmm2ext/bindings.h b/libs/gtkmm2ext/gtkmm2ext/bindings.h
index 5c2b718c30..5638058c1e 100644
--- a/libs/gtkmm2ext/gtkmm2ext/bindings.h
+++ b/libs/gtkmm2ext/gtkmm2ext/bindings.h
@@ -170,7 +170,7 @@ class LIBGTKMM2EXT_API Bindings {
 	struct DragsBlockBindings {
 		DragsBlockBindings() { Bindings::_drag_active++; }
 		~DragsBlockBindings() {
-			if (Bindings::_drag_active--) {
+			if (Bindings::_drag_active) {
 				Bindings::_drag_active--;
 			}
 		}