diff --git a/lib/SQL/Translator/Schema/Trigger.pm b/lib/SQL/Translator/Schema/Trigger.pm
index bf7e0e73..03160ee6 100644
--- a/lib/SQL/Translator/Schema/Trigger.pm
+++ b/lib/SQL/Translator/Schema/Trigger.pm
@@ -356,7 +356,7 @@ around equals => sub {
     return $self->error('Names not equal');
   }
 
-  if (!$self->perform_action_when eq $other->perform_action_when) {
+  if ($self->perform_action_when ne $other->perform_action_when) {
     return $self->error('perform_action_when differs');
   }