diff --git a/core/modules/comment/lib/Drupal/comment/Controller/CommentController.php b/core/modules/comment/lib/Drupal/comment/Controller/CommentController.php
index 75ec98e..3445ae6 100644
--- a/core/modules/comment/lib/Drupal/comment/Controller/CommentController.php
+++ b/core/modules/comment/lib/Drupal/comment/Controller/CommentController.php
@@ -217,7 +217,7 @@ public function getReplyForm(Request $request, NodeInterface $node, $pid = NULL)
         // Load the parent comment.
         $comment = $this->entityManager->getStorageController('comment')->load($pid);
         // Check if the parent comment is published and belongs to the current nid.
-        if (($comment->status->value != COMMENT_PUBLISHED) || ($comment->nid->target_id != $node->id())) {
+        if (($comment->status->value == COMMENT_NOT_PUBLISHED) || ($comment->nid->target_id != $node->id())) {
           drupal_set_message($this->translation->translate('The comment you are replying to does not exist.'), 'error');
           return new RedirectResponse($this->urlGenerator->generateFromPath($uri['path'], array('absolute' => TRUE)));
         }