diff --git a/stl/src/locale.cpp b/stl/src/locale.cpp
index e8802cf8c07..478278af46d 100644
--- a/stl/src/locale.cpp
+++ b/stl/src/locale.cpp
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ locale::_Locimp* __CLRCALL_OR_CDECL locale::_Locimp::_Makeloc(
 
 void __CLRCALL_PURE_OR_CDECL locale::_Locimp::_Locimp_ctor(
     locale::_Locimp* _This, const locale::_Locimp& imp) { // construct a _Locimp from a copy
-    if (&imp == _This->_Clocptr) {
+    if (&imp == _Clocptr) {
         _BEGIN_LOCINFO(_Lobj)
         _Makeloc(_Lobj, locale::all, _This, nullptr);
         _END_LOCINFO()