diff --git a/wire/towire.c b/wire/towire.c
index eec8fbae2..62ddca0f1 100644
--- a/wire/towire.c
+++ b/wire/towire.c
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ void towire_u64(u8 **pptr, u64 v)
 
 void towire_bool(u8 **pptr, bool v)
 {
-	u8 val = !!v;
+	u8 val = v;
 	towire(pptr, &val, sizeof(val));
 }