diff --git a/PWGHF/HFC/Utils/utilsCorrelations.h b/PWGHF/HFC/Utils/utilsCorrelations.h
index 48bf2e3fee1..0f5fea00a9c 100644
--- a/PWGHF/HFC/Utils/utilsCorrelations.h
+++ b/PWGHF/HFC/Utils/utilsCorrelations.h
@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@ bool passPIDSelection(Atrack const& track, SpeciesContainer const mPIDspecies,
     auto const& pid = mPIDspecies->at(speciesIndex);
     auto nSigmaTPC = o2::aod::pidutils::tpcNSigma(pid, track);
 
-    if (tofForced && !track.hasTOF()) {
+    if ((track.pt() > ptThreshold) && !track.hasTOF()) {
       return false;
     }