diff --git a/src/or/connection.c b/src/or/connection.c
index 33f9af6f4f..8b48b96dc1 100644
--- a/src/or/connection.c
+++ b/src/or/connection.c
@@ -1956,7 +1956,7 @@ connection_is_rate_limited(connection_t *conn)
   or_options_t *options = get_options();
   if (conn->linked)
     return 0; /* Internal connection */
-  else if (options->CountPrivateBandwidth &&
+  else if (! options->CountPrivateBandwidth &&
            (tor_addr_family(&conn->addr) == AF_UNSPEC || /* no address */
             tor_addr_is_internal(&conn->addr, 0)))
     return 0; /* Internal address */