diff --git a/lcl/include/controlcanvas.inc b/lcl/include/controlcanvas.inc
index 7ad3862e9e..11b22587a1 100644
--- a/lcl/include/controlcanvas.inc
+++ b/lcl/include/controlcanvas.inc
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ begin
     inherited CreateHandle
   else
   begin
-    if ControlIsPainting and
+    if not ControlIsPainting and
       (WidgetSet.GetLCLCapability(lcCanDrawOutsideOnPaint) = LCL_CAPABILITY_NO) then
       debugln(['TControlCanvas.CreateHandle WARNING: accessing the canvas of '+DbgSName(FControl)+' is not supported outside of paint message']);
     if (FDeviceContext = 0) then