diff --git a/pkg/tcpip/link/sniffer/sniffer.go b/pkg/tcpip/link/sniffer/sniffer.go
index 8d9a91020..1a2cc39eb 100644
--- a/pkg/tcpip/link/sniffer/sniffer.go
+++ b/pkg/tcpip/link/sniffer/sniffer.go
@@ -263,7 +263,7 @@ func logPacket(prefix string, dir direction, protocol tcpip.NetworkProtocolNumbe
 		fragmentOffset = fragOffset
 
 	case header.ARPProtocolNumber:
-		if parse.ARP(pkt) {
+		if !parse.ARP(pkt) {
 			return
 		}