diff --git a/src/Illuminate/Validation/Concerns/ValidatesAttributes.php b/src/Illuminate/Validation/Concerns/ValidatesAttributes.php
index cc9985e631c6..90248fdf6822 100644
--- a/src/Illuminate/Validation/Concerns/ValidatesAttributes.php
+++ b/src/Illuminate/Validation/Concerns/ValidatesAttributes.php
@@ -1728,7 +1728,7 @@ public function validateExcludeIf($attribute, $value, $parameters)
         $this->requireParameterCount(2, $parameters, 'exclude_if');
 
         if (! Arr::has($this->data, $parameters[0])) {
-            return true;
+            return false;
         }
 
         [$values, $other] = $this->parseDependentRuleParameters($parameters);