diff --git a/src/compile/render-dom/wrappers/Element/Binding/SelectBinding.ts b/src/compile/render-dom/wrappers/Element/Binding/SelectBinding.ts
index 1f7aa093f5..700d4adeb3 100644
--- a/src/compile/render-dom/wrappers/Element/Binding/SelectBinding.ts
+++ b/src/compile/render-dom/wrappers/Element/Binding/SelectBinding.ts
@@ -47,10 +47,10 @@ export default class SelectBinding extends BindingWrapper {
 	}
 
 	render(block: Block) {
-		const allInitialStateIsDefined = `${this.binding.prop} in ctx`;
-
 		super.render(block);
 
+		const allInitialStateIsDefined = `'${this.object}' in ctx`;
+
 		block.builders.hydrate.addLine(
 			`if (!(${allInitialStateIsDefined})) #component.root._beforecreate.push(${this.handlerName});`
 		);