diff --git a/scriptengines/javascript/plasmoid/appletinterface.cpp b/scriptengines/javascript/plasmoid/appletinterface.cpp
index 8b78fdd1c..7dcfa8f2a 100644
--- a/scriptengines/javascript/plasmoid/appletinterface.cpp
+++ b/scriptengines/javascript/plasmoid/appletinterface.cpp
@@ -253,7 +253,7 @@ void AppletInterface::setActionSeparator(const QString &name)
     Plasma::Applet *a = applet();
     QAction *action = a->action(name);
 
-    if (!action) {
+    if (action) {
         action->setSeparator(true);
     } else {
         action = new QAction(this);