diff --git a/src/BufferView_pimpl.C b/src/BufferView_pimpl.C
index 071d096d05..c52616df71 100644
--- a/src/BufferView_pimpl.C
+++ b/src/BufferView_pimpl.C
@@ -698,7 +698,7 @@ void BufferView::Pimpl::doubleClick(int /*x*/, int /*y*/, unsigned int button)
 void BufferView::Pimpl::tripleClick(int /*x*/, int /*y*/, unsigned int button)
 {
 	// select a line
-	if (buffer_)
+	if (!buffer_)
 		return;
 
 	LyXText * text = bv_->getLyXText();
diff --git a/src/ChangeLog b/src/ChangeLog
index 7a2621a1d8..6ece79c103 100644
--- a/src/ChangeLog
+++ b/src/ChangeLog
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 2001-10-04  Jean-Marc Lasgouttes  <Jean-Marc.Lasgouttes@inria.fr>
 
+	* BufferView_pimpl.C (tripleClick): fix stupid logic error.
+
 	* LaTeXFeatures.C: remove special case of french and index
 
 	* buffer.C (makeLaTeXFile): _really_ load babel late (i.e. just