diff --git a/.github/workflows/rpm-build.yml b/.github/workflows/rpm-build.yml
index 7cd691a..99b35b2 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/rpm-build.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/rpm-build.yml
@@ -276,7 +276,7 @@ jobs:
           # ref: ${{ github.event.pull_request.head.sha }}
           ref: ${{ inputs.BRANCH}}
       - name: Debug UPDATE_PACKAGING
-        if: ! inputs.UPDATE_PACKAGING
+        if: (! inputs.UPDATE_PACKAGING)
         run: echo "UPDATE_PACKAGING==${{ inputs.UPDATE_PACKAGING }}"
       - name: Update packaging/ if requested
         if: inputs.UPDATE_PACKAGING