diff --git a/src/mds/Server.cc b/src/mds/Server.cc
index 72ddcf6196cbb..3f4ededfd8cec 100644
--- a/src/mds/Server.cc
+++ b/src/mds/Server.cc
@@ -9741,7 +9741,7 @@ void Server::_rename_apply(MDRequestRef& mdr, CDentry *srcdn, CDentry *destdn, C
   // primary+remote link merge?
   bool linkmerge = (srcdnl->get_inode() == oldin);
   if (linkmerge)
-    ceph_assert(srcdnl->is_primary() || destdnl->is_remote());
+    ceph_assert(srcdnl->is_primary() && destdnl->is_remote());
 
   bool new_in_snaprealm = false;
   bool new_oldin_snaprealm = false;