diff --git a/src/zloop.c b/src/zloop.c
index c0c0ec591..f7cc6d95d 100644
--- a/src/zloop.c
+++ b/src/zloop.c
@@ -678,7 +678,7 @@ void
 zloop_set_nonstop (zloop_t *self, bool nonstop)
 {
     assert (self);
-    self->nonstop = true;
+    self->nonstop = nonstop;
 }