diff --git a/src/overlays/actors/ovl_En_Suttari/z_en_suttari.c b/src/overlays/actors/ovl_En_Suttari/z_en_suttari.c
index 144c801d9..e0fd2ef89 100644
--- a/src/overlays/actors/ovl_En_Suttari/z_en_suttari.c
+++ b/src/overlays/actors/ovl_En_Suttari/z_en_suttari.c
@@ -980,7 +980,8 @@ void func_80BACA14(EnSuttari* this, GlobalContext* globalCtx) {
             this->unk3F2 = this->unk2DC.y;
             this->actionFunc = func_80BACBB0;
         }
-    } else if ((player->transformation == PLAYER_FORM_HUMAN) && GET_CUR_EQUIP_VALUE(EQUIP_TYPE_SWORD) != 0) {
+    } else if ((player->transformation == PLAYER_FORM_HUMAN) &&
+               GET_CUR_EQUIP_VALUE(EQUIP_TYPE_SWORD) != EQUIP_VALUE_SWORD_NONE) {
         if (Actor_ProcessTalkRequest(&this->actor, &globalCtx->state)) {
             this->unk3F2 = this->unk2DC.y;
             func_80BAAB78(this, globalCtx);