diff --git a/.github/workflows/rpk-build.yml b/.github/workflows/rpk-build.yml
index 955fb7bae28f..d27ca130ea38 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/rpk-build.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/rpk-build.yml
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ jobs:
         GOOS=${{ matrix.os }} GOARCH=${{ matrix.arch }} ./build.sh $tag ${{ github.sha }}
 
     - name: Package
-      if: ${{ ! matrix.os == 'windows'}}
+      if: ${{ matrix.os != 'windows'}}
       working-directory: src/go/rpk/
       run: |
         zip -j rpk-${{ matrix.os }}-${{ matrix.arch }}.zip ./${{ matrix.os }}-${{ matrix.arch }}/rpk