diff --git a/vcl/unx/generic/app/i18n_wrp.cxx b/vcl/unx/generic/app/i18n_wrp.cxx
index 05dfd105535b..e152135bc914 100644
--- a/vcl/unx/generic/app/i18n_wrp.cxx
+++ b/vcl/unx/generic/app/i18n_wrp.cxx
@@ -235,7 +235,7 @@ Status XvaCloseIM(XIM)
 {
       Status s = False;
 
-    if (!g_dlmodule)
+    if (g_dlmodule)
     {
         /* assuming one XvaOpenIM call */
         dlclose(g_dlmodule);