diff --git a/src/thermophysicalModels/reactionThermo/mixtures/basicSpecieMixture/basicSpecieMixture.C b/src/thermophysicalModels/reactionThermo/mixtures/basicSpecieMixture/basicSpecieMixture.C
index 23d0afd825..39c194e7ce 100644
--- a/src/thermophysicalModels/reactionThermo/mixtures/basicSpecieMixture/basicSpecieMixture.C
+++ b/src/thermophysicalModels/reactionThermo/mixtures/basicSpecieMixture/basicSpecieMixture.C
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
   =========                 |
   \\      /  F ield         | OpenFOAM: The Open Source CFD Toolbox
    \\    /   O peration     | Website:  https://openfoam.org
-    \\  /    A nd           | Copyright (C) 2014-2021 OpenFOAM Foundation
+    \\  /    A nd           | Copyright (C) 2014-2022 OpenFOAM Foundation
      \\/     M anipulation  |
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@@ -200,7 +200,7 @@ void Foam::basicSpecieMixture::correctMassFractions()
             Yt += Y_[i];
         }
 
-        if (mag(max(Yt).value()) < rootVSmall)
+        if (mag(min(Yt).value()) < rootVSmall)
         {
             FatalErrorInFunction
                 << "Sum of mass fractions is zero for species " << species()