diff --git a/eng/common/scripts/Package-Properties.ps1 b/eng/common/scripts/Package-Properties.ps1
index f8daf09c2..7b9bd0b5f 100644
--- a/eng/common/scripts/Package-Properties.ps1
+++ b/eng/common/scripts/Package-Properties.ps1
@@ -266,7 +266,7 @@ function Update-TargetedFilesForExclude([string[]]$TargetedFiles, [string[]]$Exc
     foreach ($file in $TargetedFiles) {
         $shouldExclude = $false
         foreach ($exclude in $ExcludePaths) {
-            if (!$file.StartsWith($exclude,'CurrentCultureIgnoreCase')) {
+            if ($file.StartsWith($exclude,'CurrentCultureIgnoreCase')) {
                 $shouldExclude = $true
                 break
             }