diff --git a/perf/index.html b/perf/index.html
index 1ac920e28..f195a1d37 100644
--- a/perf/index.html
+++ b/perf/index.html
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@
 				if (!/[?&]nojava=true(?:&|$)/.test(location.search)) {
 					// is the applet really needed?
 					while (!(measured = new Date - begin)) {}
-					if (measured != 1 && !((perfNow = window.performance) && typeof (perfNow.now || perfNow.webkitNow) == 'function')) {
+					if (measured > 1 && !((perfNow = window.performance) && typeof (perfNow.now || perfNow.webkitNow) == 'function')) {
 						// load applet
 						document.write('<applet code="nano" archive="../vendor/benchmark.js/nano.jar"></applet>');
 					}