diff --git a/ccnx/ccnx-wrapper.cpp b/ccnx/ccnx-wrapper.cpp
index 7f2e567..a8c06a3 100644
--- a/ccnx/ccnx-wrapper.cpp
+++ b/ccnx/ccnx-wrapper.cpp
@@ -325,7 +325,7 @@
 
   CcnxCharbufPtr selectorsPtr = selectors.toCcnxCharbuf();
   ccn_charbuf *templ = NULL;
-  if (selectorsPtr != CcnxCharbuf::Null)
+  if (selectorsPtr)
   {
     templ = selectorsPtr->getBuf();
   }