diff --git a/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/master/MasterFileSystem.java b/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/master/MasterFileSystem.java
index 1675d8928fa..74f676d0ebd 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/master/MasterFileSystem.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/master/MasterFileSystem.java
@@ -202,7 +202,7 @@ public class MasterFileSystem {
     List<ServerName> serverNames = new ArrayList<ServerName>();
     for (FileStatus status : logFolders) {
       ServerName serverName = new ServerName(status.getPath().getName());
-      if (onlineServers.contains(serverName)) {
+      if (!onlineServers.contains(serverName)) {
         LOG.info("Log folder " + status.getPath() + " doesn't belong " +
           "to a known region server, splitting");
         serverNames.add(serverName);