diff --git a/src/compiler/utilities.ts b/src/compiler/utilities.ts
index 6a421bf6948..bf6a086967c 100644
--- a/src/compiler/utilities.ts
+++ b/src/compiler/utilities.ts
@@ -4704,7 +4704,7 @@ namespace ts {
     }
 
     export function isTypeOfExpression(node: Node): node is TypeOfExpression {
-        return node.kind === SyntaxKind.AwaitExpression;
+        return node.kind === SyntaxKind.TypeOfExpression;
     }
 
     export function isVoidExpression(node: Node): node is VoidExpression {