diff --git a/net/wireless/nl80211.c b/net/wireless/nl80211.c
index 24ab199ef2fc..765bd41b1623 100644
--- a/net/wireless/nl80211.c
+++ b/net/wireless/nl80211.c
@@ -10628,7 +10628,7 @@ static int nl80211_start_nan(struct sk_buff *skb, struct genl_info *info)
 	if (wdev->iftype != NL80211_IFTYPE_NAN)
 		return -EOPNOTSUPP;
 
-	if (!wdev_running(wdev))
+	if (wdev_running(wdev))
 		return -EEXIST;
 
 	if (rfkill_blocked(rdev->rfkill))