diff --git a/src/AIModel/AIFlightPlanCreatePushBack.cxx b/src/AIModel/AIFlightPlanCreatePushBack.cxx
index 458e19a94..998a53a93 100644
--- a/src/AIModel/AIFlightPlanCreatePushBack.cxx
+++ b/src/AIModel/AIFlightPlanCreatePushBack.cxx
@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@ bool FGAIFlightPlan::createPushBack(FGAIAircraft *ac,
   
     FGGroundNetwork* groundNet = dep->groundNetwork();
     FGParking *parking = gate.parking();
-    if (parking && parking->getPushBackPoint() > 0) {
+    if (parking && parking->getPushBackPoint() != NULL) {
         FGTaxiRoute route = groundNet->findShortestRoute(parking, parking->getPushBackPoint(), false);
       
         int size = route.size();