diff --git a/src/entt/meta/meta.hpp b/src/entt/meta/meta.hpp
index a907ddc45..0b9ffe61d 100644
--- a/src/entt/meta/meta.hpp
+++ b/src/entt/meta/meta.hpp
@@ -202,7 +202,7 @@ class meta_any {
     }
 
     void release() {
-        if((node.dtor.dtor != nullptr) && storage.owner()) {
+        if(storage.owner() && (node.dtor.dtor != nullptr)) {
             node.dtor.dtor(storage.data());
         }
     }