diff --git a/tests/check/libs/gstglmemory.c b/tests/check/libs/gstglmemory.c
index 5b29de6ed7..6aaffdd9a4 100644
--- a/tests/check/libs/gstglmemory.c
+++ b/tests/check/libs/gstglmemory.c
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ GST_START_TEST (test_basic)
 
     /* copy the memory */
     mem2 = gst_memory_copy (mem, 0, -1);
-    fail_if (mem == NULL);
+    fail_if (mem2 == NULL);
     gl_mem2 = (GstGLMemory *) mem2;
 
     /* test params */