diff --git a/modules/comment/comment.module b/modules/comment/comment.module
index 6b6dedb65fdfa3e39e68c96ed353af9330cbaef0..9ac2d40dfc2808eb937b5a1a025c6496aa27ada2 100644
--- a/modules/comment/comment.module
+++ b/modules/comment/comment.module
@@ -620,7 +620,7 @@ function comment_node_view($node, $view_mode) {
           );
 
           $new = comment_num_new($node->nid);
-          if (!$new) {
+          if ($new) {
             $links['comment-new-comments'] = array(
               'title' => format_plural($new, '1 new comment', '@count new comments'),
               'href' => "node/$node->nid",