diff --git a/vllm/v1/executor/multiproc_executor.py b/vllm/v1/executor/multiproc_executor.py
index d4582122fa6d4..25b5c1c1c2fc3 100644
--- a/vllm/v1/executor/multiproc_executor.py
+++ b/vllm/v1/executor/multiproc_executor.py
@@ -170,7 +170,7 @@ class MultiprocExecutor(Executor):
 
     def shutdown(self):
         """Properly shut down the executor and its workers"""
-        if getattr(self, 'shutting_down', False):
+        if not getattr(self, 'shutting_down', False):
             self.shutting_down = True
             for w in self.workers:
                 w.worker_response_mq = None