diff --git a/src/java.base/share/classes/java/util/concurrent/atomic/AtomicBoolean.java b/src/java.base/share/classes/java/util/concurrent/atomic/AtomicBoolean.java
index 9e2acf5535c..caff3c423e3 100644
--- a/src/java.base/share/classes/java/util/concurrent/atomic/AtomicBoolean.java
+++ b/src/java.base/share/classes/java/util/concurrent/atomic/AtomicBoolean.java
@@ -68,7 +68,9 @@ public class AtomicBoolean implements java.io.Serializable {
      * @param initialValue the initial value
      */
     public AtomicBoolean(boolean initialValue) {
-        value = initialValue ? 1 : 0;
+        if (initialValue) {
+            value = 1;
+        }
     }
 
     /**