diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwworld/ptr.hpp b/apps/openmw/mwworld/ptr.hpp
index 41398296e3..f434d8b0dd 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwworld/ptr.hpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwworld/ptr.hpp
@@ -102,7 +102,7 @@ namespace MWWorld
         {
             if (mRef == nullptr)
                 return "null object";
-            std::string result = mRef->isDeleted() ? "object" : "deleted object";
+            std::string result = mRef->isDeleted() ? "deleted object" : "object";
             result += mRef->mRef.getRefNum().toString();
             result += " (";
             result += mRef->getTypeDescription();