diff --git a/src/rc/rc-selinux.c b/src/rc/rc-selinux.c
index ed89be1e..a792fe28 100644
--- a/src/rc/rc-selinux.c
+++ b/src/rc/rc-selinux.c
@@ -370,7 +370,7 @@ void selinux_setup(char **argv)
 	 * which will open the pty with initrc_devpts_t, if it doesnt exist,
 	 * fall back to plain exec
 	 */
-	if (access("/usr/sbin/open_init_pty", X_OK)) {
+	if (!access("/usr/sbin/open_init_pty", X_OK)) {
 		if (execvp("/usr/sbin/open_init_pty", argv)) {
 			perror("execvp");
 			exit(-1);