diff --git a/dist/common/scripts/scylla_sysconfig_setup b/dist/common/scripts/scylla_sysconfig_setup
index 8985c5a87d..2e4408bd20 100755
--- a/dist/common/scripts/scylla_sysconfig_setup
+++ b/dist/common/scripts/scylla_sysconfig_setup
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ if __name__ == '__main__':
                         help='AMI instance mode')
     args = parser.parse_args()
 
-    if args.nic and not os.path.exists('/sys/class/net/{}'.format(args.nic):
+    if args.nic and not os.path.exists('/sys/class/net/{}'.format(args.nic)):
             print('NIC {} not found.'.format(args.nic))
             sys.exit(1)