diff --git a/packages/query-core/src/query.ts b/packages/query-core/src/query.ts
index 8b8b5ecabd..3b3960e900 100644
--- a/packages/query-core/src/query.ts
+++ b/packages/query-core/src/query.ts
@@ -354,8 +354,8 @@ export class Query<
       }
     }
 
-    if (!Array.isArray(this.options.queryKey)) {
-      if (process.env.NODE_ENV !== 'production') {
+    if (process.env.NODE_ENV !== 'production') {
+      if (!Array.isArray(this.options.queryKey)) {
         this.logger.error(
           `As of v4, queryKey needs to be an Array. If you are using a string like 'repoData', please change it to an Array, e.g. ['repoData']`,
         )