diff --git a/pxr/usd/usdUtils/complianceChecker.py b/pxr/usd/usdUtils/complianceChecker.py
index 3d19cb3bef..1d61d370b3 100644
--- a/pxr/usd/usdUtils/complianceChecker.py
+++ b/pxr/usd/usdUtils/complianceChecker.py
@@ -906,7 +906,7 @@ def GetARKitRules(skipARKitRootLayerCheck=False):
                       ARKitMaterialBindingChecker,
                       ARKitFileExtensionChecker, 
                       ARKitPackageEncapsulationChecker]
-        if not skipARKitRootLayerCheck:
+        if skipARKitRootLayerCheck:
             warnings.warn("skipARKitRootLayerCheck is no longer supported. It will be removed in a future version",
                           PendingDeprecationWarning)
         return arkitRules