diff --git a/core/modules/file/src/Plugin/Field/FieldFormatter/FileFormatterBase.php b/core/modules/file/src/Plugin/Field/FieldFormatter/FileFormatterBase.php
index 4f7e2eb..8693d3d 100644
--- a/core/modules/file/src/Plugin/Field/FieldFormatter/FileFormatterBase.php
+++ b/core/modules/file/src/Plugin/Field/FieldFormatter/FileFormatterBase.php
@@ -8,7 +8,6 @@
 namespace Drupal\file\Plugin\Field\FieldFormatter;
 
 use Drupal\Core\Field\FormatterBase;
-use Drupal\Core\Field\Plugin\Field\FieldType\EntityReferenceItem;
 
 /**
  * Base class for file formatters.
@@ -34,9 +33,10 @@ public function prepareView(array $entities_items) {
       $files = file_load_multiple($fids);
 
       foreach ($entities_items as $items) {
+        /** @var \Drupal\Core\Field\Plugin\Field\FieldType\EntityReferenceItem $item */
         foreach ($items as $item) {
           // If the file does not exist, mark the entire item as empty.
-          if (!empty($item->target_id) && $item->target_id != EntityReferenceItem::NEW_ENTITY_MARKER) {
+          if (!empty($item->target_id) && !$item->hasNewEntity()) {
             $item->entity = isset($files[$item->target_id]) ? $files[$item->target_id] : NULL;
           }
         }