diff --git a/src/Client/HedgedConnections.cpp b/src/Client/HedgedConnections.cpp
index 9b2a525e23f..a163ceba4a2 100644
--- a/src/Client/HedgedConnections.cpp
+++ b/src/Client/HedgedConnections.cpp
@@ -362,7 +362,7 @@ int HedgedConnections::getReadyFileDescriptor(AsyncCallback async_callback)
     epoll_event event;
     event.data.fd = -1;
     size_t events_count = 0;
-    bool blocking = async_callback ? false : true;
+    bool blocking = !static_cast<bool>(async_callback);
     while (events_count == 0)
     {
         events_count = epoll.getManyReady(1, &event, blocking);