diff --git a/src/components/views/right_panel/UserInfo.js b/src/components/views/right_panel/UserInfo.js
index 316c8d3d0e..208c5e8906 100644
--- a/src/components/views/right_panel/UserInfo.js
+++ b/src/components/views/right_panel/UserInfo.js
@@ -984,7 +984,7 @@ const PowerLevelEditor = ({user, room, roomPermissions, onFinished}) => {
                 });
 
                 const [confirmed] = await finished;
-                if (confirmed) return;
+                if (!confirmed) return;
             }
             await _applyPowerChange(roomId, target, powerLevel, powerLevelEvent);
         } finally {