diff --git a/subsys/bluetooth/host/gatt.c b/subsys/bluetooth/host/gatt.c
index 0f704a97dbe..80a86d12e45 100644
--- a/subsys/bluetooth/host/gatt.c
+++ b/subsys/bluetooth/host/gatt.c
@@ -560,7 +560,7 @@ int bt_gatt_notify(struct bt_conn *conn, const struct bt_gatt_attr *attr,
 {
 	struct notify_data nfy;
 
-	__ASSERT(attr && attr->handler, "invalid parameters\n");
+	__ASSERT(attr && attr->handle, "invalid parameters\n");
 
 	if (conn) {
 		return gatt_notify(conn, attr->handle, data, len);