diff --git a/src/core/nm-policy.c b/src/core/nm-policy.c
index 60d11c7597..4b8262f76d 100644
--- a/src/core/nm-policy.c
+++ b/src/core/nm-policy.c
@@ -2934,7 +2934,7 @@ dispose(GObject *object)
     NMPolicy        *self = NM_POLICY(object);
     NMPolicyPrivate *priv = NM_POLICY_GET_PRIVATE(self);
 
-    nm_assert(!c_list_is_empty(&priv->policy_auto_activate_lst_head));
+    nm_assert(c_list_is_empty(&priv->policy_auto_activate_lst_head));
     nm_assert(g_hash_table_size(priv->devices) == 0);
 
     nm_clear_g_object(&priv->default_ac4);