diff --git a/src/components/views/avatars/BaseAvatar.tsx b/src/components/views/avatars/BaseAvatar.tsx
index 7f30a7a377..4c6fde19eb 100644
--- a/src/components/views/avatars/BaseAvatar.tsx
+++ b/src/components/views/avatars/BaseAvatar.tsx
@@ -134,7 +134,7 @@ const BaseAvatar = (props: IProps) => {
                 aria-hidden="true" />
         );
 
-        if (onClick !== null) {
+        if (onClick) {
             return (
                 <AccessibleButton
                     {...otherProps}
@@ -162,7 +162,7 @@ const BaseAvatar = (props: IProps) => {
         }
     }
 
-    if (onClick !== null) {
+    if (onClick) {
         return (
             <AccessibleButton
                 className={classNames("mx_BaseAvatar mx_BaseAvatar_image", className)}
@@ -196,4 +196,4 @@ const BaseAvatar = (props: IProps) => {
 };
 
 export default BaseAvatar;
-export type BaseAvatarType = React.FC<IProps>;
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+export type BaseAvatarType = React.FC<IProps>;