diff --git a/applications/utilities/surface/surfaceFeatureExtract/surfaceFeatureExtract.C b/applications/utilities/surface/surfaceFeatureExtract/surfaceFeatureExtract.C
index a20e5da42b..58f321297b 100644
--- a/applications/utilities/surface/surfaceFeatureExtract/surfaceFeatureExtract.C
+++ b/applications/utilities/surface/surfaceFeatureExtract/surfaceFeatureExtract.C
@@ -959,7 +959,7 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
 
         const dictionary& surfaceDict = iter().dict();
 
-        if (surfaceDict.found("extractionMethod"))
+        if (!surfaceDict.found("extractionMethod"))
         {
             continue;
         }