diff --git a/packages/aws-cdk-lib/aws-sns-subscriptions/lib/lambda.ts b/packages/aws-cdk-lib/aws-sns-subscriptions/lib/lambda.ts
index 58adb3d253a08..834690cdf1a45 100644
--- a/packages/aws-cdk-lib/aws-sns-subscriptions/lib/lambda.ts
+++ b/packages/aws-cdk-lib/aws-sns-subscriptions/lib/lambda.ts
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ export class LambdaSubscription implements sns.ITopicSubscription {
   public bind(topic: sns.ITopic): sns.TopicSubscriptionConfig {
     // Create subscription under *consuming* construct to make sure it ends up
     // in the correct stack in cases of cross-stack subscriptions.
-    if (!(this.fn instanceof Construct)) {
+    if (!Construct.isConstruct(this.fn)) {
       throw new Error('The supplied lambda Function object must be an instance of Construct');
     }