diff --git a/gradle/changelog/fix_executable_warning.yaml b/gradle/changelog/fix_executable_warning.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..cd577325d8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/gradle/changelog/fix_executable_warning.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+- type: fixed
+  description: Incorrect log warning "could not set executable flag"
diff --git a/scm-core/src/main/java/sonia/scm/repository/spi/ModifyWorkerHelper.java b/scm-core/src/main/java/sonia/scm/repository/spi/ModifyWorkerHelper.java
index 784be5b552..f37a70bd4c 100644
--- a/scm-core/src/main/java/sonia/scm/repository/spi/ModifyWorkerHelper.java
+++ b/scm-core/src/main/java/sonia/scm/repository/spi/ModifyWorkerHelper.java
@@ -164,7 +164,7 @@ public interface ModifyWorkerHelper extends ModifyCommand.Worker {
     }
     boolean executable = Files.isExecutable(targetFile);
     Files.move(file.toPath(), targetFile, REPLACE_EXISTING);
-    if (targetFile.toFile().setExecutable(executable)) {
+    if (!targetFile.toFile().setExecutable(executable)) {
       LOG.warn("could not set executable flag for file {}", targetFile);
     }
     addFileToScm(path, targetFile);