diff --git a/src/Mod/Path/App/Area.cpp b/src/Mod/Path/App/Area.cpp
index 9c258271a3..8f4499f1c3 100644
--- a/src/Mod/Path/App/Area.cpp
+++ b/src/Mod/Path/App/Area.cpp
@@ -3041,7 +3041,7 @@ std::list<TopoDS_Shape> Area::sortWires(const std::list<TopoDS_Shape>& shapes,
     gp_Pnt pstart, pend;
     if (_pstart)
         pstart = *_pstart;
-    bool use_bound = !has_start || _pstart == nullptr;
+    bool use_bound = !has_start || !_pstart;
 
     //Second stage, group shape by its plane, and find overall boundary