diff --git a/sycl/source/detail/device_kernel_info.cpp b/sycl/source/detail/device_kernel_info.cpp
index c221d668cbd99..ce4b27d12b5f7 100644
--- a/sycl/source/detail/device_kernel_info.cpp
+++ b/sycl/source/detail/device_kernel_info.cpp
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ inline constexpr bool operator==(const CompileTimeKernelInfoTy &LHS,
 
 void DeviceKernelInfo::setCompileTimeInfoIfNeeded(
     const CompileTimeKernelInfoTy &Info) {
-  if (isCompileTimeInfoSet())
+  if (!isCompileTimeInfoSet())
     CompileTimeKernelInfoTy::operator=(Info);
   assert(isCompileTimeInfoSet());
   assert(Info == *this);