diff --git a/tracing-subscriber/src/filter/layer_filters/mod.rs b/tracing-subscriber/src/filter/layer_filters/mod.rs
index c77ad165db..081b5156be 100644
--- a/tracing-subscriber/src/filter/layer_filters/mod.rs
+++ b/tracing-subscriber/src/filter/layer_filters/mod.rs
@@ -619,7 +619,7 @@ where
 
     fn on_exit(&self, id: &span::Id, cx: Context<'_, S>) {
         if let Some(cx) = cx.if_enabled_for(id, self.id()) {
-            self.filter.on_enter(id, cx.clone());
+            self.filter.on_exit(id, cx.clone());
             self.layer.on_exit(id, cx);
         }
     }