diff --git a/src/bun.js/node/node_fs_stat_watcher.zig b/src/bun.js/node/node_fs_stat_watcher.zig
index e791366979..2cfffd659e 100644
--- a/src/bun.js/node/node_fs_stat_watcher.zig
+++ b/src/bun.js/node/node_fs_stat_watcher.zig
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ pub const StatWatcherScheduler = struct {
     }
 
     fn deinit(this: *StatWatcherScheduler) void {
-        bun.assertf(!this.watchers.isEmpty(), "destroying StatWatcherScheduler while it still has watchers", .{});
+        bun.assertf(this.watchers.isEmpty(), "destroying StatWatcherScheduler while it still has watchers", .{});
         bun.destroy(this);
     }