diff --git a/PWGHF/Tasks/qaPidRejection.cxx b/PWGHF/Tasks/qaPidRejection.cxx
index 872492f5ec0..fefb90fadf7 100644
--- a/PWGHF/Tasks/qaPidRejection.cxx
+++ b/PWGHF/Tasks/qaPidRejection.cxx
@@ -182,7 +182,7 @@ struct QaTrackingRejection {
       bool isRICHhpProton = !(selectorProton.getStatusTrackPIDRICH(track) == TrackSelectorPID::Status::PIDRejected);
       bool isMIDhpMuon = (selectorMuon.getStatusTrackPIDMID(track) == TrackSelectorPID::Status::PIDAccepted);
 
-      if (MC::isPhysicalPrimary(mcParticle)) {
+      if (mcParticle.isPhysicalPrimary()) {
         histos.fill(HIST("tracking/pteta"), track.pt(), track.eta());
         if (isTOFhpElectron) {
           histos.fill(HIST("trackingTOFselElectron/pteta"), track.pt(), track.eta());