diff --git a/builder/vmware/iso/step_register.go b/builder/vmware/iso/step_register.go
index 744b11844..5a3c9bf6d 100644
--- a/builder/vmware/iso/step_register.go
+++ b/builder/vmware/iso/step_register.go
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ func (s *StepRegister) Cleanup(state multistep.StateBag) {
 
 	_, cancelled := state.GetOk(multistep.StateCancelled)
 	_, halted := state.GetOk(multistep.StateHalted)
-	if (config.KeepRegistered == true) && (!cancelled && !halted) {
+	if (config.KeepRegistered) && (!cancelled && !halted) {
 		ui.Say("Keeping virtual machine registered with ESX host (keep_registered = true)")
 		return
 	}