diff --git a/ebml/EbmlElement.h b/ebml/EbmlElement.h
index 3ccf8d15..5a6bfd39 100644
--- a/ebml/EbmlElement.h
+++ b/ebml/EbmlElement.h
@@ -328,7 +328,7 @@ class EBML_DLL_API EbmlCallbacks {
       ,DebugName(aDebugName)
       ,Context(aContext)
     {
-      assert(Creator!=nullptr);
+      assert(Creator);
     }
 
         inline const EbmlId & ClassId() const { return GlobalId; }