Instance Of Operator - No Output Generated Since If Condition Fails

As per my knowledge, the instance of operator compiles only if the reference type compared to class type are in the same inheritance tree. According to that, below code should not compile but it compiles FINE!!.

Output:No output generated since the if condition fails

public class InstanceOfTest implements Inter{ 
public static void main(String arg[]){
Inter iot = new InstanceOfTest();
if(iot instanceof Someone) //here Inter(interface) and Someone(class) are not in the same inheritance tree.
System.out.println("iot is a Someone");
}
}
 
interface Inter{}
class Someone{}