diff --git a/virt/kvm/eventfd.c b/virt/kvm/eventfd.c
index 67b6fc153e9c..0c4ede45e6bd 100644
--- a/virt/kvm/eventfd.c
+++ b/virt/kvm/eventfd.c
@@ -721,7 +721,7 @@ ioeventfd_in_range(struct _ioeventfd *p, gpa_t addr, int len, const void *val)
 		return false;
 	}
 
-	return _val == p->datamatch ? true : false;
+	return _val == p->datamatch;
 }
 
 /* MMIO/PIO writes trigger an event if the addr/val match */