diff --git a/git-p4.py b/git-p4.py
index b6593cf9a1..b123aa2726 100755
--- a/git-p4.py
+++ b/git-p4.py
@@ -2674,7 +2674,7 @@ def hasBranchPrefix(self, path):
             return True
         hasPrefix = [p for p in self.branchPrefixes
                         if p4PathStartsWith(path, p)]
-        if hasPrefix and self.verbose:
+        if not hasPrefix and self.verbose:
             print('Ignoring file outside of prefix: {0}'.format(path))
         return hasPrefix