diff --git a/include/relation.cpp b/include/relation.cpp
index df226cdfc..68b5ac08d 100755
--- a/include/relation.cpp
+++ b/include/relation.cpp
@@ -1835,7 +1835,7 @@ const TRectype& TRecord_array::key() const
 bool TRecord_array::exist(int n) const
 { 
   const int i = n > 0 ? n - _offset : -1;
-  TRectype* r = (TRectype*)objptr(i);
+  TObject* r = objptr(i);
   return r != NULL;
 }