diff --git a/source/blender/editors/curves/intern/curves_selection.cc b/source/blender/editors/curves/intern/curves_selection.cc
index 7855d311161..df990ed505b 100644
--- a/source/blender/editors/curves/intern/curves_selection.cc
+++ b/source/blender/editors/curves/intern/curves_selection.cc
@@ -507,7 +507,7 @@ static bool find_closest_curve_to_screen_co(const Depsgraph &depsgraph,
         return b;
       });
 
-  if (closest_data.index > 0) {
+  if (closest_data.index >= 0) {
     return true;
   }