diff --git a/lib/private/Memcache/Factory.php b/lib/private/Memcache/Factory.php
index 030769b5557..7d8a1f94db4 100644
--- a/lib/private/Memcache/Factory.php
+++ b/lib/private/Memcache/Factory.php
@@ -115,7 +115,7 @@ class Factory implements ICacheFactory {
 				]), $missingCacheHint);
 			}
 		}
-		if (!($lockingCacheClass && class_exists($distributedCacheClass) && $lockingCacheClass::isAvailable())) {
+		if (!($lockingCacheClass && class_exists($lockingCacheClass) && $lockingCacheClass::isAvailable())) {
 			// don't fallback since the fallback might not be suitable for storing lock
 			$lockingCacheClass = self::NULL_CACHE;
 		}