diff --git a/jetty-util/src/main/java/org/eclipse/jetty/util/thread/QueuedThreadPool.java b/jetty-util/src/main/java/org/eclipse/jetty/util/thread/QueuedThreadPool.java
index 914876d24f7..ab552fd0d77 100755
--- a/jetty-util/src/main/java/org/eclipse/jetty/util/thread/QueuedThreadPool.java
+++ b/jetty-util/src/main/java/org/eclipse/jetty/util/thread/QueuedThreadPool.java
@@ -142,7 +142,7 @@ public class QueuedThreadPool extends ContainerLifeCycle implements SizedThreadP
     @Override
     protected void doStart() throws Exception
     {
-        if (_reservedThreads<=0)
+        if (_reservedThreads==0)
             _tryExecutor = NO_TRY;
         else
         {