diff --git a/net/third_party/quiche/src/quic/core/quic_path_validator.cc b/net/third_party/quiche/src/quic/core/quic_path_validator.cc
index 5d5e7206d..8145252aa 100644
--- a/net/third_party/quiche/src/quic/core/quic_path_validator.cc
+++ b/net/third_party/quiche/src/quic/core/quic_path_validator.cc
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ void QuicPathValidator::StartValidingPath(
     std::unique_ptr<QuicPathValidationContext> context,
     std::unique_ptr<ResultDelegate> result_delegate) {
   CancelPathValidation();
-  DCHECK_NE(nullptr, context);
+  DCHECK_NE(nullptr, context.get());
   QUIC_DLOG(INFO) << "Start validating path " << *context
                   << " via writer: " << context->WriterToUse();