diff --git a/TYPO3.Neos/Classes/TYPO3/Neos/Service/ContentElementWrappingService.php b/TYPO3.Neos/Classes/TYPO3/Neos/Service/ContentElementWrappingService.php
index 06524411e54..60781187473 100644
--- a/TYPO3.Neos/Classes/TYPO3/Neos/Service/ContentElementWrappingService.php
+++ b/TYPO3.Neos/Classes/TYPO3/Neos/Service/ContentElementWrappingService.php
@@ -271,7 +271,7 @@ protected function getNodeProperty(NodeInterface $node, $propertyName, &$dataTyp
 
         // Serialize an Asset to JSON (the NodeConverter expects JSON for object type properties)
         if ($dataType === ltrim(Asset::class, '\\') && $propertyValue !== null) {
-            if ($propertyValue instanceof Asset::class) {
+            if ($propertyValue instanceof Asset) {
                 return json_encode($this->persistenceManager->getIdentifierByObject($propertyValue));
             }
         }