diff --git a/src/libnm-core-impl/nm-setting-wired.c b/src/libnm-core-impl/nm-setting-wired.c
index e09fd70d9..70e2352ee 100644
--- a/src/libnm-core-impl/nm-setting-wired.c
+++ b/src/libnm-core-impl/nm-setting-wired.c
@@ -415,7 +415,7 @@ nm_setting_wired_remove_mac_blacklist_item_by_value(NMSettingWired *setting, con
     priv = NM_SETTING_WIRED_GET_PRIVATE(setting);
     for (i = 0; i < priv->mac_address_blacklist->len; i++) {
         candidate = nm_g_array_index(priv->mac_address_blacklist, char *, i);
-        if (!nm_utils_hwaddr_matches(mac, -1, candidate, -1)) {
+        if (nm_utils_hwaddr_matches(mac, -1, candidate, -1)) {
             g_array_remove_index(priv->mac_address_blacklist, i);
             _notify(setting, PROP_MAC_ADDRESS_BLACKLIST);
             return TRUE;