diff --git a/source/blender/blenkernel/intern/modifier.c b/source/blender/blenkernel/intern/modifier.c
index 6ee6db66935..6722ed2aab1 100644
--- a/source/blender/blenkernel/intern/modifier.c
+++ b/source/blender/blenkernel/intern/modifier.c
@@ -1138,7 +1138,7 @@ struct DerivedMesh *modifier_applyModifierEM_DM_deprecated(struct ModifierData *
 {
 	const ModifierTypeInfo *mti = modifierType_getInfo(md->type);
 
-	if (mti->applyModifierEM) {
+	if (mti->applyModifierEM_DM) {
 		return mti->applyModifierEM_DM(md, ctx, editData, dm);
 	}
 	else {