diff --git a/PWGLF/Tasks/GlobalEventProperties/heavyionMultiplicity.cxx b/PWGLF/Tasks/GlobalEventProperties/heavyionMultiplicity.cxx
index 7e4d5a871f1..568ff36c96c 100644
--- a/PWGLF/Tasks/GlobalEventProperties/heavyionMultiplicity.cxx
+++ b/PWGLF/Tasks/GlobalEventProperties/heavyionMultiplicity.cxx
@@ -593,7 +593,7 @@ struct HeavyionMultiplicity {
 
         auto mcpart = Rectrack.mcParticle();
 
-        if (!isGenTrackSelected(mcpart)) {
+        if (isGenTrackSelected(mcpart)) {
           histos.fill(HIST("hdcaxyvsptMCprimary"), Rectrack.dcaXY(), Rectrack.pt());
           histos.fill(HIST("hdcazvsptMCprimary"), Rectrack.dcaZ(), Rectrack.pt());
         }