diff --git a/cmd/bucket-lifecycle.go b/cmd/bucket-lifecycle.go
index a409b2dbd..3744c7da4 100644
--- a/cmd/bucket-lifecycle.go
+++ b/cmd/bucket-lifecycle.go
@@ -550,7 +550,7 @@ func putRestoreOpts(bucket, object string, rreq *RestoreObjectRequest, objInfo O
 
 	if rreq.Type == SelectRestoreRequest {
 		for _, v := range rreq.OutputLocation.S3.UserMetadata {
-			if !strings.HasPrefix("x-amz-meta", strings.ToLower(v.Name)) {
+			if !strings.HasPrefix(strings.ToLower(v.Name), "x-amz-meta") {
 				meta["x-amz-meta-"+v.Name] = v.Value
 				continue
 			}