diff --git a/sql/hive/v0.13.1/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/sql/hive/Shim.scala b/sql/hive/v0.13.1/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/sql/hive/Shim.scala
index 62a1f2aa7d744..d8a34e07820ca 100644
--- a/sql/hive/v0.13.1/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/sql/hive/Shim.scala
+++ b/sql/hive/v0.13.1/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/sql/hive/Shim.scala
@@ -100,7 +100,7 @@ private[hive] object HiveShim {
     if (ids != null && ids.size > 0) {
       ColumnProjectionUtils.appendReadColumns(conf, ids)
     }
-    if (names == null && names.size > 0) {
+    if (names != null && names.size > 0) {
       appendReadColumnNames(conf, names)
     }
   }