diff --git a/src/threading/thread.cpp b/src/threading/thread.cpp
index a10082478..cca7e636e 100644
--- a/src/threading/thread.cpp
+++ b/src/threading/thread.cpp
@@ -167,7 +167,7 @@ void Thread::wait()
 
 #elif USE_WIN_THREADS
 
-	int ret == WaitForSingleObject(m_thread_handle, INFINITE);
+	int ret = WaitForSingleObject(m_thread_handle, INFINITE);
 	assert(ret == WAIT_OBJECT_0);
 	UNUSED(ret);