diff --git a/Src/FluentAssertions/Equivalency/MultiDimensionalArrayEquivalencyStep.cs b/Src/FluentAssertions/Equivalency/MultiDimensionalArrayEquivalencyStep.cs
index 57f48cb95d..1908e88d03 100644
--- a/Src/FluentAssertions/Equivalency/MultiDimensionalArrayEquivalencyStep.cs
+++ b/Src/FluentAssertions/Equivalency/MultiDimensionalArrayEquivalencyStep.cs
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ internal class MultiDimensionalArrayEquivalencyStep : IEquivalencyStep
 {
     public EquivalencyResult Handle(Comparands comparands, IEquivalencyValidationContext context, IEquivalencyValidator nestedValidator)
     {
-        if (comparands.Expectation is not Array expectationAsArray || expectationAsArray?.Rank is 1)
+        if (comparands.Expectation is not Array { Rank: not 1 } expectationAsArray)
         {
             return EquivalencyResult.ContinueWithNext;
         }