diff --git a/src/filemanager/filemanager.c b/src/filemanager/filemanager.c
index d0088d17b..f8d1ca57e 100644
--- a/src/filemanager/filemanager.c
+++ b/src/filemanager/filemanager.c
@@ -854,7 +854,8 @@ setup_mc (void)
 #endif /* HAVE_CHARSET */
 #endif /* HAVE_SLANG */
 
-    if ((tty_baudrate () < 9600) || mc_global.tty.slow_terminal)
+    const int baudrate = tty_baudrate ();
+    if ((baudrate > 0 && baudrate < 9600) || mc_global.tty.slow_terminal)
         verbose = FALSE;
 }