diff --git a/core/reflect/reflect.odin b/core/reflect/reflect.odin
index 7f64d0974..05b3a5da0 100644
--- a/core/reflect/reflect.odin
+++ b/core/reflect/reflect.odin
@@ -234,7 +234,7 @@ is_nil :: proc(v: any) -> bool {
 		return true
 	}
 	data := as_bytes(v)
-	if data != nil {
+	if data == nil {
 		return true
 	}
 	for v in data {