Form 1098, if box 7 is not checked, but it has the address in box 8, do I say that box 7 is checked, since the form says this box will be checked OR the address in box 8?

The exact text is "If address of property is securing mortgage is the same as PAYER'S/BORROWER'S address, the box is checked, or the address or description is entered in box 8."
Box 8 does have the address, but box 7 is not checked.