diff --git a/include/mapnik/geometry.hpp b/include/mapnik/geometry.hpp
index 4d98121f4..38f7e6799 100644
--- a/include/mapnik/geometry.hpp
+++ b/include/mapnik/geometry.hpp
@@ -237,7 +237,7 @@ public:
             double x0, y0;
             cont_.get_vertex(0, &x0, &y0);
             return distance(x, y, x0, y0) <= abs(tol);
-        } else if (cont_.size() == 1) {
+        } else if (cont_.size() > 1) {
             bool inside=false;
             double x0, y0;
             rewind(0);