diff --git a/packages/next/server/render.tsx b/packages/next/server/render.tsx
index 3b79ae551932a..cf0541ee23517 100644
--- a/packages/next/server/render.tsx
+++ b/packages/next/server/render.tsx
@@ -574,7 +574,7 @@ export async function renderToHTML(
   const routerIsReady = !!(
     getServerSideProps ||
     hasPageGetInitialProps ||
-    defaultAppGetInitialProps
+    !defaultAppGetInitialProps
   )
   const router = new ServerRouter(
     pathname,