diff --git a/src/pretix/base/payment.py b/src/pretix/base/payment.py
index 9764475f3..59634c230 100644
--- a/src/pretix/base/payment.py
+++ b/src/pretix/base/payment.py
@@ -1107,7 +1107,7 @@ class GiftCardPayment(BasePaymentProvider):
             cs['gift_cards'] = cs['gift_cards'] + [gc.pk]
 
             remainder = cart['total'] - gc.value
-            if remainder >= Decimal('0.00'):
+            if remainder > Decimal('0.00'):
                 del cs['payment']
                 messages.success(request, _("Your gift card has been applied, but {} still need to be paid. Please select a payment method.").format(
                     money_filter(remainder, self.event.currency)