diff --git a/libs/ardour/monitor_processor.cc b/libs/ardour/monitor_processor.cc
index 3047b7ec25..8160b7d1c7 100644
--- a/libs/ardour/monitor_processor.cc
+++ b/libs/ardour/monitor_processor.cc
@@ -247,8 +247,8 @@ MonitorProcessor::state (bool full)
 		chn_node->set_property ("id", chn);
 
 		// implicitly cast these to bool
-		chn_node->set_property (X_("cut"), (*x)->cut == GAIN_COEFF_UNITY);
-		chn_node->set_property (X_("invert"), (*x)->polarity == GAIN_COEFF_UNITY);
+		chn_node->set_property (X_("cut"), (*x)->cut != GAIN_COEFF_UNITY);
+		chn_node->set_property (X_("invert"), (*x)->polarity != GAIN_COEFF_UNITY);
 		chn_node->set_property (X_("dim"), (*x)->dim == true);
 		chn_node->set_property (X_("solo"), (*x)->soloed == true);