diff --git a/src/bun.js/bindings/sqlite/lazy_sqlite3.h b/src/bun.js/bindings/sqlite/lazy_sqlite3.h
index db4bc70152..5ab2f0a5b5 100644
--- a/src/bun.js/bindings/sqlite/lazy_sqlite3.h
+++ b/src/bun.js/bindings/sqlite/lazy_sqlite3.h
@@ -311,7 +311,7 @@ static int lazyLoadSQLite()
     if (sqlite3_handle)
         return 0;
 
-    if (use_static_sqlite && _user_overriden_sqlite3_lib_path->empty()) {
+    if (use_static_sqlite && _user_overriden_sqlite3_lib_path != nullptr) {
         return 0;
     }