diff --git a/components/style/gecko/wrapper.rs b/components/style/gecko/wrapper.rs
index 8ac1ac48d5d..bde69979ba8 100644
--- a/components/style/gecko/wrapper.rs
+++ b/components/style/gecko/wrapper.rs
@@ -683,7 +683,7 @@ impl<'le> TElement for GeckoElement<'le> {
             *HasArcFFI::arc_as_borrowed(v)
         );
 
-        let parent_element = if pseudo.is_some() {
+        let parent_element = if pseudo.is_none() {
             self.parent_element()
         } else {
             Some(*self)