diff --git a/ggml/src/gguf.cpp b/ggml/src/gguf.cpp
index cbeedf6c4b..d4656f5586 100644
--- a/ggml/src/gguf.cpp
+++ b/ggml/src/gguf.cpp
@@ -615,9 +615,9 @@ struct gguf_context * gguf_init_from_file_impl(FILE * file, struct gguf_init_par
                     ok = ok && gr.read(info.t.ne[j]);
                 }
 
-                // check that all ne are non-negative
-                if (info.t.ne[j] < 0) {
-                    GGML_LOG_ERROR("%s: tensor '%s' dimension %" PRIu32 " has invalid number of elements: %" PRIi64 " < 0\n",
+                // check that all ne are positive
+                if (info.t.ne[j] <= 0) {
+                    GGML_LOG_ERROR("%s: tensor '%s' dimension %" PRIu32 " has invalid number of elements: %" PRIi64 " <= 0\n",
                         __func__, info.t.name, j, info.t.ne[j]);
                     ok = false;
                     break;