diff --git a/src/Console/ConsoleOptionParser.php b/src/Console/ConsoleOptionParser.php
index f83f5a979ae..5fbf856e09a 100644
--- a/src/Console/ConsoleOptionParser.php
+++ b/src/Console/ConsoleOptionParser.php
@@ -601,7 +601,7 @@ protected function _mergeSubcommandHelpToParserDescription($options)
             return $options;
         }
 
-        if ($options['parser'] && is_object($options['parser'])) {
+        if ($options['parser'] instanceof self) {
             if ($options['parser']->getDescription() !== null) {
                 return $options;
             }
@@ -611,7 +611,7 @@ protected function _mergeSubcommandHelpToParserDescription($options)
             return $options;
         }
 
-        if ($options['parser'] && is_array($options['parser'])) {
+        if (is_array($options['parser'])) {
             if (isset($options['parser']['description'])) {
                 return $options;
             }