diff --git a/src/flextype/Support/Serializers/Yaml.php b/src/flextype/Support/Serializers/Yaml.php
index 05391148..f45b28b9 100644
--- a/src/flextype/Support/Serializers/Yaml.php
+++ b/src/flextype/Support/Serializers/Yaml.php
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ class Yaml
     {
         $decode = function (string $input, int $flags = 0) {
             // Try native PECL YAML PHP extension first if available.
-            if (function_exists('yaml_parse') && $this->native) {
+            if (function_exists('yaml_parse') && self::$native) {
                 // Safely decode YAML.
 
                 // Save and Mute error_reporting