diff --git a/src/backends/meta-color-device.c b/src/backends/meta-color-device.c
index 519097ff3..2652737cb 100644
--- a/src/backends/meta-color-device.c
+++ b/src/backends/meta-color-device.c
@@ -342,7 +342,7 @@ static void
 meta_color_device_notify_ready (MetaColorDevice *color_device,
                                 gboolean         success)
 {
-  color_device->is_ready = success;
+  color_device->is_ready = TRUE;
   g_signal_emit (color_device, signals[READY], 0, success);
 }