diff --git a/PWGJE/Tasks/phiInJets.cxx b/PWGJE/Tasks/phiInJets.cxx
index 51bc578e52c..f49938cf1b1 100644
--- a/PWGJE/Tasks/phiInJets.cxx
+++ b/PWGJE/Tasks/phiInJets.cxx
@@ -209,7 +209,7 @@ struct phiInJets {
     if (cfgPrimaryTrack && !track.isPrimaryTrack())
       return false;
 
-    if (std::abs(track.tpcNClsFindable()) < cfgnFindableTPCClusters)
+    if (track.tpcNClsFindable() < cfgnFindableTPCClusters)
       return false;
 
     if (std::abs(track.tpcNClsCrossedRows()) < cfgnTPCCrossedRows)