diff --git a/packages/flutter_tools/lib/src/ios/mac.dart b/packages/flutter_tools/lib/src/ios/mac.dart
index 3bd4262d5f..d15cc2100d 100644
--- a/packages/flutter_tools/lib/src/ios/mac.dart
+++ b/packages/flutter_tools/lib/src/ios/mac.dart
@@ -114,7 +114,7 @@ class IMobileDevice {
 
     // If no device is attached, we're unable to detect any problems. Assume all is well.
     final ProcessResult result = (await runAsync(<String>['idevice_id', '-l'])).processResult;
-    if (result.exitCode != 0 || result.stdout.isEmpty)
+    if (result.exitCode == 0 && result.stdout.isEmpty)
       return true;
 
     // Check that we can look up the names of any attached devices.