diff --git a/plugins/org.eclipse.n4js/src/org/eclipse/n4js/validation/validators/N4JSDestructureValidator.java b/plugins/org.eclipse.n4js/src/org/eclipse/n4js/validation/validators/N4JSDestructureValidator.java
index 5c5a3c4fec..5eeabeb98d 100644
--- a/plugins/org.eclipse.n4js/src/org/eclipse/n4js/validation/validators/N4JSDestructureValidator.java
+++ b/plugins/org.eclipse.n4js/src/org/eclipse/n4js/validation/validators/N4JSDestructureValidator.java
@@ -348,7 +348,7 @@ private boolean holdsCorrectTypeInDestructNode(RuleEnvironment G, DestructNode p
 	 * not have nested nodes or if they are positional (because then property look-up does not make sense).
 	 */
 	private IScope createMemberScope(DestructNode node, TypeRef valueTypeRef, EObject contextObject) {
-		if (node.nestedNodes != null && node.nestedNodes.length == 0
+		if (node.nestedNodes != null && node.nestedNodes.length != 0
 				&& !arePositional(Arrays.asList(node.nestedNodes))) {
 			// also check visibility
 			return destructureHelper.createMemberScopeForPropertyAccess(valueTypeRef, contextObject, true);