diff --git a/lib/nvmf/rdma.c b/lib/nvmf/rdma.c
index 357a4c814..6ef83d12a 100644
--- a/lib/nvmf/rdma.c
+++ b/lib/nvmf/rdma.c
@@ -588,7 +588,7 @@ spdk_nvmf_rdma_qpair_destroy(struct spdk_nvmf_rdma_qpair *rqpair)
 {
 	int qd;
 
-	if (rqpair->refcnt == 0) {
+	if (rqpair->refcnt != 0) {
 		return;
 	}