diff --git a/Lib/profile.py b/Lib/profile.py
index b58af1ea800..91679052b23 100755
--- a/Lib/profile.py
+++ b/Lib/profile.py
@@ -241,7 +241,7 @@ def trace_dispatch_l(self, frame, event, arg):
 
     def trace_dispatch_exception(self, frame, t):
         rt, rtt, rct, rfn, rframe, rcur = self.cur
-        if (rframe is frame) and rcur:
+        if (rframe is not frame) and rcur:
             return self.trace_dispatch_return(rframe, t)
         return 0