diff --git a/ompi/mca/osc/rdma/osc_rdma_request.c b/ompi/mca/osc/rdma/osc_rdma_request.c
index 44fe9a5e8c..eb06368937 100644
--- a/ompi/mca/osc/rdma/osc_rdma_request.c
+++ b/ompi/mca/osc/rdma/osc_rdma_request.c
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ static int request_free(struct ompi_request_t **ompi_req)
     ompi_osc_rdma_request_t *request =
         (ompi_osc_rdma_request_t*) *ompi_req;
 
-    if( REQUEST_COMPLETE(&request->super) ) {
+    if (!REQUEST_COMPLETE(&request->super)) {
         return MPI_ERR_REQUEST;
     }