diff --git a/src/common/appbase.cpp b/src/common/appbase.cpp
index 4851b5ac80..db26530d66 100644
--- a/src/common/appbase.cpp
+++ b/src/common/appbase.cpp
@@ -505,7 +505,7 @@ void wxAppConsoleBase::DeletePendingEvents()
 
 bool wxAppConsoleBase::IsScheduledForDestruction(wxObject *object) const
 {
-    return wxPendingDelete.Member(object);
+    return wxPendingDelete.Member(object) != NULL;
 }
 
 void wxAppConsoleBase::ScheduleForDestruction(wxObject *object)