diff --git a/compiler/ccgexprs.nim b/compiler/ccgexprs.nim
index ef32dc93a6..9211786da5 100644
--- a/compiler/ccgexprs.nim
+++ b/compiler/ccgexprs.nim
@@ -2047,7 +2047,7 @@ proc genDestroy(p: BProc; n: PNode) =
     else: discard "nothing to do"
   else:
     let t = n[1].typ.skipTypes(abstractVar)
-    if t.destructor != nil and t.destructor.magic != mDestroy:
+    if t.destructor != nil and t.destructor.ast[bodyPos].len != 0:
       internalError(p.config, n.info, "destructor turned out to be not trivial")
     discard "ignore calls to the default destructor"