diff --git a/scripts/pentoo-updater.sh b/scripts/pentoo-updater.sh
index 8cc6f3f13..eea70cda6 100755
--- a/scripts/pentoo-updater.sh
+++ b/scripts/pentoo-updater.sh
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ if [ -n "${clst_target}" ]; then
 fi
 
 portageq list_preserved_libs /
-if [ $? -ne 0 ]; then
+if [ $? = 0 ]; then
 	emerge @preserved-rebuild --buildpkg=y || safe_exit
 fi
 smart-live-rebuild 2>&1 || safe_exit
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ emerge --deep --update --newuse -kb --changed-use --newrepo @world || safe_exit
 #we need to do the clean BEFORE we drop the extra flags otherwise all the packages we just built are removed
 emerge --depclean || safe_exit
 portageq list_preserved_libs /
-if [ $? -ne 0 ]; then
+if [ $? = 0 ]; then
 	emerge @preserved-rebuild --buildpkg=y || safe_exit
 fi