diff --git a/compat/getentropy_win.c b/compat/getentropy_win.c
index 9dc55891e..71fb955e7 100644
--- a/compat/getentropy_win.c
+++ b/compat/getentropy_win.c
@@ -41,9 +41,9 @@ getentropy(void *buf, size_t len)
 	}
 
 	if (CryptAcquireContext(&provider, NULL, NULL, PROV_RSA_FULL,
-	    CRYPT_VERIFYCONTEXT) != 0)
+	    CRYPT_VERIFYCONTEXT) == 0)
 		goto fail;
-	if (CryptGenRandom(provider, len, buf) != 0) {
+	if (CryptGenRandom(provider, len, buf) == 0) {
 		CryptReleaseContext(provider, 0);
 		goto fail;
 	}
diff --git a/doc/Changelog b/doc/Changelog
index b1fca5fd5..4fdb89813 100644
--- a/doc/Changelog
+++ b/doc/Changelog
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+20 November 2014: Wouter
+	- fix compat/getentropy_win.c check if CryptGenRandom works and no
+	  immediate exit on windows.
+
 19 November 2014: Wouter
 	- Fix cdflag dns64 processing.