diff --git a/srcpkgs/bitlbee/files/bitlbee/run b/srcpkgs/bitlbee/files/bitlbee/run
index de284a80cd8..c04a2b9f19a 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/bitlbee/files/bitlbee/run
+++ b/srcpkgs/bitlbee/files/bitlbee/run
@@ -2,5 +2,5 @@
 set -e
 mkdir -p /var/lib/bitlbee /run/bitlbee
 chown bitlbee:bitlbee /var/lib/bitlbee /run/bitlbee
-[ -s conf ] && . ./conf
+[ -r conf ] && . ./conf
 exec chpst -u bitlbee:bitlbee bitlbee -n ${OPTS:=-F}