diff --git a/src/Symfony/Component/DependencyInjection/Dumper/PhpDumper.php b/src/Symfony/Component/DependencyInjection/Dumper/PhpDumper.php
index ae27c374ac85c..b7a099f771b0d 100644
--- a/src/Symfony/Component/DependencyInjection/Dumper/PhpDumper.php
+++ b/src/Symfony/Component/DependencyInjection/Dumper/PhpDumper.php
@@ -1009,7 +1009,7 @@ private function addInlineReference(string $id, Definition $definition, string $
         $name = $this->getNextVariableName();
         $this->referenceVariables[$targetId] = new Variable($name);
 
-        $reference = ContainerInterface::EXCEPTION_ON_INVALID_REFERENCE >= $behavior ? new Reference($targetId, $behavior) : null;
+        $reference = ContainerInterface::EXCEPTION_ON_INVALID_REFERENCE !== $behavior ? new Reference($targetId, $behavior) : null;
         $code .= sprintf("        \$%s = %s;\n", $name, $this->getServiceCall($targetId, $reference));
 
         if (!$hasSelfRef || !$forConstructor) {