diff --git a/tools/llvm-as/llvm-as.cpp b/tools/llvm-as/llvm-as.cpp
index 06b3ad2..487e904 100644
--- a/tools/llvm-as/llvm-as.cpp
+++ b/tools/llvm-as/llvm-as.cpp
@@ -114,7 +114,7 @@
     sys::RemoveFileOnSignal(sys::Path(OutputFilename));
 
   if (!DisableOutput)
-    if (Force || !CheckBitcodeOutputToConsole(Out.get(), true))
+    if (Force || !CheckBitcodeOutputToConsole(*Out, true))
       WriteBitcodeToFile(M.get(), *Out);
   return 0;
 }