diff --git a/reactos/subsys/system/explorer/shell/shellbrowser.cpp b/reactos/subsys/system/explorer/shell/shellbrowser.cpp
index 3da4962e0b4..33d38663116 100644
--- a/reactos/subsys/system/explorer/shell/shellbrowser.cpp
+++ b/reactos/subsys/system/explorer/shell/shellbrowser.cpp
@@ -558,7 +558,7 @@ LRESULT MDIShellBrowserChild::Init(LPCREATESTRUCT pcs)
 
 	update_shell_browser();
 
-	if (&*_shellBrowser)
+	if (_shellBrowser.get())
 		if (_left_hwnd)
 			_shellBrowser->Init(_himlSmall);
 		else
diff --git a/reactos/subsys/system/explorer/shell/shellbrowser.h b/reactos/subsys/system/explorer/shell/shellbrowser.h
index c0b7d9dd2c3..1a583b4636b 100644
--- a/reactos/subsys/system/explorer/shell/shellbrowser.h
+++ b/reactos/subsys/system/explorer/shell/shellbrowser.h
@@ -237,7 +237,7 @@ protected:
 
 	int Notify(int id, NMHDR* pnmh)
 	{
-		if (&*_shellBrowser)
+		if (_shellBrowser.get())
 			switch(pnmh->code) {
 			  case TVN_GETDISPINFO:		_shellBrowser->OnTreeGetDispInfo(id, pnmh);					break;
 			  case TVN_SELCHANGED:		_shellBrowser->OnTreeItemSelected(id, (LPNMTREEVIEW)pnmh);	break;