diff --git a/hacking/ChangeLog b/hacking/ChangeLog
index bc14cba..939cc76 100644
--- a/hacking/ChangeLog
+++ b/hacking/ChangeLog
@@ -48,3 +48,4 @@
 20031006 rzxcheck.c: return 1 if no signature or unknown key.
 20031007 tapeconv.c: remove double-free bug if tape reading fails.
 20031009 utils.c: add information from uname() into creator custom data.
+20031010 utils.c: on Solaris, uname() returns 1 to indicate success.
diff --git a/utils.c b/utils.c
index f65d2a2..b532fe2 100644
--- a/utils.c
+++ b/utils.c
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ get_creator( libspectrum_creator **creator, const char *program )
   libspectrum_error error; int sys_error;
 
   sys_error = uname( &buf );
-  if( sys_error ) {
+  if( sys_error == -1 ) {
     fprintf( stderr, "%s: error getting system information: %s\n", progname,
 	     strerror( errno ) );
     return 1;