diff --git a/src/integrators/aov.cpp b/src/integrators/aov.cpp
index 52e6f43a4..60cb938b8 100644
--- a/src/integrators/aov.cpp
+++ b/src/integrators/aov.cpp
@@ -164,8 +164,7 @@ class AOVIntegrator final : public SamplingIntegrator<Float, Spectrum> {
         std::pair<Spectrum, Mask> result { 0.f, false };
 
         SurfaceInteraction3f si = scene->ray_intersect(ray, active);
-        active = si.is_valid();
-        si[!active] = zero<SurfaceInteraction3f>();
+        si[!si.is_valid()] = zero<SurfaceInteraction3f>();
         size_t ctr = 0;
 
         for (size_t i = 0; i < m_aov_types.size(); ++i) {