diff --git a/plugins/content/emailcloak/src/Extension/EmailCloak.php b/plugins/content/emailcloak/src/Extension/EmailCloak.php
index 1518df7fb5926..6e665256c60de 100644
--- a/plugins/content/emailcloak/src/Extension/EmailCloak.php
+++ b/plugins/content/emailcloak/src/Extension/EmailCloak.php
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ public function onContentPrepare(ContentPrepareEvent $event)
         $item = $event->getItem();
 
         // If the item does not have a text property there is nothing to do
-        if (!property_exists($item, 'text')) {
+        if (!isset($item->text)) {
             return;
         }