diff --git a/src/components/tl/mlx5/tl_mlx5_context.c b/src/components/tl/mlx5/tl_mlx5_context.c
index 1bf21d50c0..8e6e764a22 100644
--- a/src/components/tl/mlx5/tl_mlx5_context.c
+++ b/src/components/tl/mlx5/tl_mlx5_context.c
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ UCC_CLASS_CLEANUP_FUNC(ucc_tl_mlx5_context_t)
         tl_debug(self->super.super.lib, "failed to free ib ctx and pd");
     };
 
-    if (!self->sock) {
+    if (self->sock) {
         close(self->sock);
     }