diff --git a/net/ipv6/route.c b/net/ipv6/route.c
index e60bf8e7dd1a..3f83ea851ebf 100644
--- a/net/ipv6/route.c
+++ b/net/ipv6/route.c
@@ -634,7 +634,7 @@ static void rt6_probe(struct fib6_nh *fib6_nh)
 	 * Router Reachability Probe MUST be rate-limited
 	 * to no more than one per minute.
 	 */
-	if (fib6_nh->fib_nh_gw_family)
+	if (!fib6_nh->fib_nh_gw_family)
 		return;
 
 	nh_gw = &fib6_nh->fib_nh_gw6;