diff --git a/reactos/dll/win32/shell32/shlexec.cpp b/reactos/dll/win32/shell32/shlexec.cpp
index 76929844d6a..717117a56bd 100644
--- a/reactos/dll/win32/shell32/shlexec.cpp
+++ b/reactos/dll/win32/shell32/shlexec.cpp
@@ -459,7 +459,7 @@ static UINT_PTR SHELL_ExecuteW(const WCHAR *lpCmd, WCHAR *env, BOOL shWait,
     startup.dwFlags = STARTF_USESHOWWINDOW;
     startup.wShowWindow = psei->nShow;
     dwCreationFlags = CREATE_UNICODE_ENVIRONMENT;
-    if (!(psei->fMask & SEE_MASK_NO_CONSOLE))
+    if (psei->fMask & SEE_MASK_NO_CONSOLE)
         dwCreationFlags |= CREATE_NEW_CONSOLE;    
     startup.lpTitle = (LPWSTR)(psei->fMask & (SEE_MASK_HASLINKNAME | SEE_MASK_HASTITLE) ? psei->lpClass : NULL);