diff --git a/phalcon/Events/Event.zep b/phalcon/Events/Event.zep
index 27142b0df9c..1d0d5b6060c 100644
--- a/phalcon/Events/Event.zep
+++ b/phalcon/Events/Event.zep
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ class Event implements EventInterface
      */
     public function __construct(string! type, var source = null, var data = null, bool cancelable = true)
     {
-        if unlikely null !== source && typeof source != "object" {
+        if unlikely null !== source && typeof source !== "object" {
             throw new Exception(
                 "The source of " . type . " event must be an object, got " . (typeof source)
             );