diff --git a/GeneratorInterface/Pythia8Interface/plugins/EmissionVetoHook1.cc b/GeneratorInterface/Pythia8Interface/plugins/EmissionVetoHook1.cc
index b674f22085f1f..24211a33e8888 100644
--- a/GeneratorInterface/Pythia8Interface/plugins/EmissionVetoHook1.cc
+++ b/GeneratorInterface/Pythia8Interface/plugins/EmissionVetoHook1.cc
@@ -433,7 +433,7 @@ bool EmissionVetoHook1::doVetoFSREmission(int, const Pythia8::Event &e, int iSys
   if (iSys != 0) return false;
 
   // only use for outside resonance vetos in combination with bb4l:FSREmission:veto
-  if (!inResonance && settingsPtr->flag("POWHEG:bb4l:FSREmission:veto")==1) return false;
+  if (inResonance && settingsPtr->flag("POWHEG:bb4l:FSREmission:veto")==1) return false;
 
   // If we already have accepted 'vetoCount' emissions in a row, do nothing
   if (vetoOn && nAcceptSeq >= vetoCount) return false;