diff --git a/source/blender/editors/space_view3d/drawobject.c b/source/blender/editors/space_view3d/drawobject.c
index 2083da2d64f..ee9ed96cd33 100644
--- a/source/blender/editors/space_view3d/drawobject.c
+++ b/source/blender/editors/space_view3d/drawobject.c
@@ -4058,7 +4058,7 @@ static bool drawDispList_nobackface(Scene *scene, View3D *v3d, RegionView3D *rv3
 
 			if (BKE_mball_is_basis(ob)) {
 				lb = ob->curve_cache ? &ob->curve_cache->disp : NULL;
-				if (ELEM(lb, lb->first, NULL)) {
+				if (ELEM(NULL, lb, lb->first)) {
 					BKE_displist_make_mball(scene, ob);
 					lb = &ob->curve_cache->disp;
 				}