diff --git a/src/runtime2/runtime.rs b/src/runtime2/runtime.rs
index 38fb4285d79bbf01c669157a3708ecefd83826a0..5c6ec8c980e4c03212e62d4123cdac96b437f0a2 100644
--- a/src/runtime2/runtime.rs
+++ b/src/runtime2/runtime.rs
@@ -109,7 +109,7 @@ impl CompHandle {
 
     /// Returns the `CompKey` to the component if it should be destroyed
     pub(crate) fn decrement_users(&mut self) -> Option<CompKey> {
-        dbg_code!(assert!(self.decremented, "illegal to 'decrement_users' twice"));
+        dbg_code!(assert!(!self.decremented, "illegal to 'decrement_users' twice"));
         let old_count = self.num_handles.fetch_sub(1, Ordering::AcqRel);
         let new_count = old_count - 1;
         dbg_code!(self.decremented = true);