diff --git a/src/session_base.cpp b/src/session_base.cpp
index c63185ed..e8cd6e45 100644
--- a/src/session_base.cpp
+++ b/src/session_base.cpp
@@ -587,7 +587,7 @@ void zmq::session_base_t::reconnect ()
     reset ();
 
     //  Reconnect.
-    if (options.reconnect_ivl != -1)
+    if (options.reconnect_ivl > 0)
         start_connecting (true);
     else {
         std::string *ep = new (std::string);
diff --git a/src/stream_connecter_base.cpp b/src/stream_connecter_base.cpp
index 16c58f66..138d7d61 100755
--- a/src/stream_connecter_base.cpp
+++ b/src/stream_connecter_base.cpp
@@ -101,7 +101,7 @@ void zmq::stream_connecter_base_t::process_term (int linger_)
 
 void zmq::stream_connecter_base_t::add_reconnect_timer ()
 {
-    if (options.reconnect_ivl != -1) {
+    if (options.reconnect_ivl > 0) {
         const int interval = get_new_reconnect_ivl ();
         add_timer (interval, reconnect_timer_id);
         _socket->event_connect_retried (
diff --git a/src/vmci_connecter.cpp b/src/vmci_connecter.cpp
index b53090ff..5768c78e 100644
--- a/src/vmci_connecter.cpp
+++ b/src/vmci_connecter.cpp
@@ -179,7 +179,7 @@ void zmq::vmci_connecter_t::start_connecting ()
 
 void zmq::vmci_connecter_t::add_reconnect_timer ()
 {
-    if (options.reconnect_ivl != -1) {
+    if (options.reconnect_ivl > 0) {
         int rc_ivl = get_new_reconnect_ivl ();
         add_timer (rc_ivl, reconnect_timer_id);
         socket->event_connect_retried (