diff --git a/akka-actor/src/main/scala/akka/util/LockUtil.scala b/akka-actor/src/main/scala/akka/util/LockUtil.scala
index ab383f5f85..ca8c883d93 100644
--- a/akka-actor/src/main/scala/akka/util/LockUtil.scala
+++ b/akka-actor/src/main/scala/akka/util/LockUtil.scala
@@ -144,7 +144,7 @@ class Switch(startAsOn: Boolean = false) {
   }
 
   def ifOffYield[T](action: => T): Option[T] = {
-    if (switch.get) Some(action)
+    if (!switch.get) Some(action)
     else None
   }