diff --git a/include/boost/asio/impl/awaitable.hpp b/include/boost/asio/impl/awaitable.hpp
index 1e98c71a..23f2261c 100644
--- a/include/boost/asio/impl/awaitable.hpp
+++ b/include/boost/asio/impl/awaitable.hpp
@@ -953,7 +953,7 @@ public:
 
   static T resume(result_type& result)
   {
-    if (*result)
+    if (*result.ex_)
     {
       std::exception_ptr ex = std::exchange(*result.ex_, nullptr);
       std::rethrow_exception(ex);
@@ -1068,7 +1068,7 @@ public:
 
   static std::tuple<Ts...> resume(result_type& result)
   {
-    if (*result)
+    if (*result.ex_)
     {
       std::exception_ptr ex = std::exchange(*result.ex_, nullptr);
       std::rethrow_exception(ex);