diff --git a/files.c b/files.c
index 492df5a8..503e0dde 100644
--- a/files.c
+++ b/files.c
@@ -506,7 +506,7 @@ int write_file(char *name, int tmp, int append, int nonamechange)
 		  mask, realname, strerror(errno));
 
     if (!tmp) {
-	if (nonamechange)
+	if (!nonamechange)
 	    filename = mallocstrcpy(filename, realname);
 
 	statusbar(_("Wrote %d lines"), lineswritten);