diff --git a/source/blender/makesrna/intern/rna_modifier.c b/source/blender/makesrna/intern/rna_modifier.c
index 5e69f8a32f3..fb70d3b86a0 100644
--- a/source/blender/makesrna/intern/rna_modifier.c
+++ b/source/blender/makesrna/intern/rna_modifier.c
@@ -781,7 +781,7 @@ static void rna_OceanModifier_ocean_chop_set(PointerRNA *ptr, float value)
 static bool rna_LaplacianDeformModifier_is_bind_get(PointerRNA *ptr)
 {
 	LaplacianDeformModifierData *lmd = (LaplacianDeformModifierData *)ptr->data;
-	return ((lmd->flag & MOD_LAPLACIANDEFORM_BIND) && (lmd->cache_system != NULL));
+	return ((lmd->flag & MOD_LAPLACIANDEFORM_BIND) && (lmd->vertexco != NULL));
 }
 
 /* NOTE: Curve and array modifiers requires curve path to be evaluated,