diff --git a/core/modules/statistics/statistics.module b/core/modules/statistics/statistics.module
index 4b87ba3baf..4d7f42a33c 100644
--- a/core/modules/statistics/statistics.module
+++ b/core/modules/statistics/statistics.module
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@
 use Drupal\Core\Routing\RouteMatchInterface;
 use Drupal\Core\Url;
 use Drupal\node\NodeInterface;
+use Drupal\statistics\StatisticsViewsResult;
 
 /**
  * Implements hook_help().
@@ -128,7 +129,7 @@ function statistics_get($id) {
 
     // For backwards compatibility, return FALSE if an invalid node ID was
     // passed in.
-    if (empty($statistics)) {
+    if (!($statistics instanceof StatisticsViewsResult)) {
       return FALSE;
     }
     return [