diff --git a/include/xtensor/generators/xgenerator.hpp b/include/xtensor/generators/xgenerator.hpp
index c7dae5b05..57d7d5d6c 100644
--- a/include/xtensor/generators/xgenerator.hpp
+++ b/include/xtensor/generators/xgenerator.hpp
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@ namespace xt
     {
         static bool check_overlap(const E&, const memory_range&)
         {
-            return false;
+            return true;
         }
     };