diff --git a/lib/hostip.c b/lib/hostip.c
index 0dd0cbcba..f589a0b2c 100644
--- a/lib/hostip.c
+++ b/lib/hostip.c
@@ -455,7 +455,7 @@ Curl_cache_addr(struct Curl_easy *data,
   /* shuffle addresses if requested */
   if(data->set.dns_shuffle_addresses) {
     CURLcode result = Curl_shuffle_addr(data, &addr);
-    if(!result)
+    if(result)
       return NULL;
   }