diff --git a/kernel/events/core.c b/kernel/events/core.c
index b5a68d26f0b9..d22e4ba59dfa 100644
--- a/kernel/events/core.c
+++ b/kernel/events/core.c
@@ -1586,7 +1586,7 @@ perf_event_groups_less(struct perf_event *left, struct perf_event *right)
 			 */
 			return true;
 		}
-		if (!right->cgrp || right->cgrp->css.cgroup) {
+		if (!right->cgrp || !right->cgrp->css.cgroup) {
 			/*
 			 * Right has no cgroup but left does, no cgroups come
 			 * first.