diff --git a/dpi.c b/dpi.c
index 0fdf88a..e8e78aa 100644
--- a/dpi.c
+++ b/dpi.c
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ void init_dpi(void) {
 
     char *endptr;
     double in_dpi = strtod(resource, &endptr);
-    if (in_dpi == HUGE_VAL || dpi < 0 || *endptr != '\0' || endptr == resource) {
+    if (in_dpi == HUGE_VAL || in_dpi < 0 || *endptr != '\0' || endptr == resource) {
         DEBUG("Xft.dpi = %s is an invalid number and couldn't be parsed.\n", resource);
         dpi = 0;
         goto init_dpi_end;