diff --git a/src/initscripts/system/functions b/src/initscripts/system/functions
index 6f53a941b..e4cb30456 100644
--- a/src/initscripts/system/functions
+++ b/src/initscripts/system/functions
@@ -407,7 +407,7 @@ pidofproc()
 # This will ensure compatibility with previous LFS Bootscripts
 getpids()
 {
-	if [ -z "${PIDFILE}" ]; then
+	if [ -n "${PIDFILE}" ]; then
 		pidofproc -s -p "${PIDFILE}" $@
 	else
 		pidofproc -s $@