diff --git a/akka-actor/src/main/scala/akka/actor/ActorCell.scala b/akka-actor/src/main/scala/akka/actor/ActorCell.scala
index c0ae63e3bc..e61e926249 100644
--- a/akka-actor/src/main/scala/akka/actor/ActorCell.scala
+++ b/akka-actor/src/main/scala/akka/actor/ActorCell.scala
@@ -535,9 +535,10 @@ private[akka] class ActorCell(
     val timeoutBeforeReceive = cancelReceiveTimeoutIfNeeded(msg)
     try {
       currentMessage = messageHandle
-      msg match {
-        case _: AutoReceivedMessage => autoReceiveMessage(messageHandle)
-        case msg                    => receiveMessage(msg)
+      if (msg.isInstanceOf[AutoReceivedMessage]) {
+        autoReceiveMessage(messageHandle)
+      } else {
+        receiveMessage(msg)
       }
       currentMessage = null // reset current message after successful invocation
     } catch handleNonFatalOrInterruptedException { e =>