diff --git a/dvc/project.py b/dvc/project.py
index 03e082364d..e9ccd21693 100644
--- a/dvc/project.py
+++ b/dvc/project.py
@@ -362,7 +362,7 @@ def _local_status(self, target=None):
             stages = self.active_stages()
 
         for stage in stages:
-            if not stage.locked:
+            if stage.locked:
                 msg = 'DVC file \'{}\' is locked. Its dependecies are not ' \
                       'going to be shown in status output.'
                 self.logger.warn(msg.format(stage.relpath))