diff --git a/src/Polly.Core/ResilienceProperties.cs b/src/Polly.Core/ResilienceProperties.cs
index e8cd9cfbb62..6866be4a190 100644
--- a/src/Polly.Core/ResilienceProperties.cs
+++ b/src/Polly.Core/ResilienceProperties.cs
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ public bool TryGetValue<TValue>(ResiliencePropertyKey<TValue> key, [MaybeNullWhe
                 value = typedValue;
                 return true;
             }
-            else if (val == null)
+            else if (val is null)
             {
                 value = default!;
                 return true;