diff --git a/code/AssetLib/Step/STEPFile.h b/code/AssetLib/Step/STEPFile.h
index 785f3bd65..1fd24b329 100644
--- a/code/AssetLib/Step/STEPFile.h
+++ b/code/AssetLib/Step/STEPFile.h
@@ -520,7 +520,7 @@ public:
     }
 
     const Object &operator*() const {
-        if (obj != nullptr) {
+        if (!obj) {
             LazyInit();
             ai_assert(obj);
         }