diff --git a/inxi b/inxi
index 04f70f5..c38fdfc 100755
--- a/inxi
+++ b/inxi
@@ -3193,7 +3193,7 @@ sub update_man {
 		print "Unable to continue: $man_file_location\n";
 		return 0;
 	}
-	if ( -w $man_file_location ){
+	if ( ! -w $man_file_location ){
 		print "Cannot write to $man_file_location! Are you root?\n";
 		print "Unable to continue: $man_file_location\n";
 		return 0;