diff --git a/src/common/slurm_resource_info.c b/src/common/slurm_resource_info.c
index 80dd2caec6782ae510358e382f2b2c0939d4c313..6029c2b8b061c630f42681a624fe77373e740672 100644
--- a/src/common/slurm_resource_info.c
+++ b/src/common/slurm_resource_info.c
@@ -389,7 +389,7 @@ void slurm_sprint_mem_bind_type(char *str, mem_bind_type_t mem_bind_type)
 
 void slurm_print_cpu_bind_help(void)
 {
-	if (_have_task_affinity()) {
+	if (!_have_task_affinity()) {
 		printf("CPU bind options not supported with current "
 		       "configuration\n");
 	} else {