diff --git a/src/vs/workbench/contrib/scm/browser/scmViewlet.ts b/src/vs/workbench/contrib/scm/browser/scmViewlet.ts
index d980d8c0180eaede3a38cda6b9a1891298b78363..2284547be53887f70c07e145ab839292e0187562 100644
--- a/src/vs/workbench/contrib/scm/browser/scmViewlet.ts
+++ b/src/vs/workbench/contrib/scm/browser/scmViewlet.ts
@@ -1185,7 +1185,7 @@ export class SCMViewlet extends ViewContainerViewlet implements IViewModel {
 	}
 
 	focus(): void {
-		if (this.repositoryCount) {
+		if (this.repositoryCount === 0) {
 			this.message.focus();
 		} else {
 			const repository = this.visibleRepositories[0];