diff --git a/Annotation/Areas.php b/Annotation/Areas.php
index 384b9fe..805275d 100644
--- a/Annotation/Areas.php
+++ b/Annotation/Areas.php
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ final class Areas
 
     public function __construct(array $properties)
     {
-        if ($properties === []) {
+        if ([] === $properties) {
             throw new \InvalidArgumentException('An array of areas was expected');
         }