--- eventpoll_orig.c	2009-05-12 12:07:27.000000000 +0530
+++ eventpoll.c	2009-05-12 12:10:14.000000000 +0530
@@ -1136,7 +1136,7 @@
 
 SYSCALL_DEFINE1(epoll_create, int, size)
 {
-	if (size < 0)
+	if (size <= 0)
 		return -EINVAL;
 
 	return sys_epoll_create1(0);