diff --git a/services/core/jni/com_android_server_security_VerityUtils.cpp b/services/core/jni/com_android_server_security_VerityUtils.cpp
index bf96f9a3b71bd..6cd9f2c718ee8 100644
--- a/services/core/jni/com_android_server_security_VerityUtils.cpp
+++ b/services/core/jni/com_android_server_security_VerityUtils.cpp
@@ -122,7 +122,7 @@ class JavaByteArrayHolder {
     }
 
     ~JavaByteArrayHolder() {
-        LOG_ALWAYS_FATAL_IF(mElements == nullptr, "Elements are not released");
+        LOG_ALWAYS_FATAL_IF(mElements != nullptr, "Elements are not released");
     }
 
   private: