diff --git a/src/EventListener/WriteListener.php b/src/EventListener/WriteListener.php
index 26ae4829baa..6cbdfc3f717 100644
--- a/src/EventListener/WriteListener.php
+++ b/src/EventListener/WriteListener.php
@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@ public function onKernelView(GetResponseForControllerResultEvent $event): void
                     $hasOutput = \array_key_exists('class', $outputMetadata) && null !== $outputMetadata['class'] && $controllerResult instanceof $outputMetadata['class'];
                 }
 
-                if ($hasOutput) {
+                if ($hasOutput && is_subclass_of($controllerResult, $attributes['resource_class'], true)) {
                     $request->attributes->set('_api_write_item_iri', $this->iriConverter->getIriFromItem($controllerResult));
                 }
             break;