diff --git a/deepspeed/comm/ccl.py b/deepspeed/comm/ccl.py
index cdf4c030f5d6..f0296821d235 100644
--- a/deepspeed/comm/ccl.py
+++ b/deepspeed/comm/ccl.py
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
 
 def build_ccl_op():
     builder = get_accelerator().create_op_builder("CCLCommBuilder")
-    if builder is None or NotImplementedBuilder:
+    if builder is None or builder is NotImplementedBuilder:
         return None
     ccl_cpp_module = builder.load()
     print(f'DeepSpeed {builder.absolute_name()} built successfully')