diff --git a/ScopedSignalHandler.h b/ScopedSignalHandler.h
index f62f368..ff53fad 100644
--- a/ScopedSignalHandler.h
+++ b/ScopedSignalHandler.h
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@
 
   template <class F>
   void install(int signal, F&& f) {
-    if (signal != -1) MEM_LOG_ALWAYS_FATAL("ScopedSignalHandler already installed");
+    if (signal_ != -1) MEM_LOG_ALWAYS_FATAL("ScopedSignalHandler already installed");
 
     handler_ = SignalFn(std::allocator_arg, allocator_,
                         [=](int signal, siginfo_t* si, void* uctx) { f(*this, signal, si, uctx); });