diff --git a/src/SourceGenerators/Uno.UI.SourceGenerators/XamlGenerator/XamlFileGenerator.cs b/src/SourceGenerators/Uno.UI.SourceGenerators/XamlGenerator/XamlFileGenerator.cs
index 1d53558a278a..7f056c1bf6f3 100644
--- a/src/SourceGenerators/Uno.UI.SourceGenerators/XamlGenerator/XamlFileGenerator.cs
+++ b/src/SourceGenerators/Uno.UI.SourceGenerators/XamlGenerator/XamlFileGenerator.cs
@@ -6049,11 +6049,9 @@ private void BuildChild(IIndentedStringBuilder writer, XamlMemberDefinition? own
 
 					if (contentOwner != null || _isHotReloadEnabled) // If Hot Reload is enabled, we still need to attach the source location, even on empty elements
 					{
-						var resourceOwner = CurrentResourceOwnerName;
-
-
-						if(contentOwner is { })
+						if(contentOwner != null)
 						{
+							var resourceOwner = CurrentResourceOwnerName;
 #if USE_NEW_TP_CODEGEN
 							writer.Append($"{resourceOwner}, (__owner, __settings) => ");
 #else