diff --git a/src/common/imagtiff.cpp b/src/common/imagtiff.cpp
index 59b7fb9b43..a10940d63c 100644
--- a/src/common/imagtiff.cpp
+++ b/src/common/imagtiff.cpp
@@ -658,7 +658,7 @@ bool wxTIFFHandler::SaveFile( wxImage *image, wxOutputStream& stream, bool verbo
                     uint8 reverse = 0;
                     for ( int bp = 0; bp < 8; bp++ )
                     {
-                        if ( ptr[column*24 + bp*3] > 0 )
+                        if ( ptr[column*24 + bp*3] > 127 )
                         {
                             // check only red as this is sufficient
                             reverse = (uint8)(reverse | 128 >> bp);