diff --git a/code/fgame/scriptthread.cpp b/code/fgame/scriptthread.cpp
index c0d51f86..927a1d66 100644
--- a/code/fgame/scriptthread.cpp
+++ b/code/fgame/scriptthread.cpp
@@ -4110,7 +4110,7 @@ void ScriptThread::EventTeamWin(Event *ev)
     const_str team;
     int       teamnum;
 
-    if (g_gametype->integer != GT_OBJECTIVE) {
+    if (g_gametype->integer < GT_OBJECTIVE) {
         throw ScriptException("'teamwin' only valid for objective-based DM games");
     }