diff --git a/iothread.c b/iothread.c
index 6c1fc8c856..e1e9e04736 100644
--- a/iothread.c
+++ b/iothread.c
@@ -404,6 +404,5 @@ IOThread *iothread_by_id(const char *id)
 
 bool qemu_in_iothread(void)
 {
-    return qemu_get_current_aio_context() == qemu_get_aio_context() ?
-                    false : true;
+    return qemu_get_current_aio_context() != qemu_get_aio_context();
 }