diff --git a/src/net_processing.cpp b/src/net_processing.cpp
index 74700580ad7..1c44ec9903d 100644
--- a/src/net_processing.cpp
+++ b/src/net_processing.cpp
@@ -2843,7 +2843,7 @@ void PeerManagerImpl::ProcessHeadersMessage(CNode& pfrom, Peer& peer,
 
     // If we don't have the last header, then this peer will have given us
     // something new (if these headers are valid).
-    bool received_new_header{last_received_header != nullptr};
+    bool received_new_header{last_received_header == nullptr};
 
     // Now process all the headers.
     BlockValidationState state;