diff --git a/tools/build/depend-cleanup.sh b/tools/build/depend-cleanup.sh
index 2ae5a8c7744..828586e9d23 100755
--- a/tools/build/depend-cleanup.sh
+++ b/tools/build/depend-cleanup.sh
@@ -178,7 +178,7 @@ fi
 
 # 20240416  2fda3ab0ac19    WITH_NVME: Remove from broken
 if [ -f "$OBJTOP"/rescue/rescue/rescue.mk ] && \
-    grep -q -v 'nvme_util.o' "$OBJTOP"/rescue/rescue/rescue.mk; then
+    ! grep -q 'nvme_util.o' "$OBJTOP"/rescue/rescue/rescue.mk; then
 	echo "removing rescue.mk without nvme_util.o"
 	run rm -f "$OBJTOP"/rescue/rescue/rescue.mk
 fi