diff --git a/website/content/en/docs/building-operators/golang/references/event-filtering.md b/website/content/en/docs/building-operators/golang/references/event-filtering.md
index f1c6992bec2..27c672c724b 100644
--- a/website/content/en/docs/building-operators/golang/references/event-filtering.md
+++ b/website/content/en/docs/building-operators/golang/references/event-filtering.md
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ func ignoreDeletionPredicate() predicate.Predicate {
 		},
 		DeleteFunc: func(e event.DeleteEvent) bool {
 			// Evaluates to false if the object has been confirmed deleted.
-			return !e.DeleteStateUnknown
+			return e.DeleteStateUnknown
 		},
 	}
 }