diff --git a/test/lib/jdk/test/lib/util/FileUtils.java b/test/lib/jdk/test/lib/util/FileUtils.java
index 016e76b6bae..b7dabc62fa1 100644
--- a/test/lib/jdk/test/lib/util/FileUtils.java
+++ b/test/lib/jdk/test/lib/util/FileUtils.java
@@ -97,7 +97,7 @@ public static void deleteFileWithRetry(Path path) throws IOException {
      */
     public static void deleteFileIfExistsWithRetry(Path path) throws IOException {
         try {
-            if (Files.exists(path)) {
+            if (!Files.notExists(path)) {
                 deleteFileWithRetry0(path);
             }
         } catch (InterruptedException x) {