diff --git a/src/codegen.cpp b/src/codegen.cpp
index 26216d6b8e58b..273b4cc29b685 100644
--- a/src/codegen.cpp
+++ b/src/codegen.cpp
@@ -6546,8 +6546,8 @@ static jl_cgval_t emit_expr(jl_codectx_t &ctx, jl_value_t *expr, ssize_t ssaidx_
                 if (F) {
                     jl_cgval_t jlcall_ptr = mark_julia_type(ctx, F, false, jl_voidpointer_type);
                     jl_aliasinfo_t ai = jl_aliasinfo_t::fromTBAA(ctx, ctx.tbaa().tbaa_gcframe);
-                    bool toplevel = !(ctx.linfo && jl_is_method(ctx.linfo->def.method));
-                    Instruction *I = (!toplevel) ? cast<Instruction>(ctx.world_age_at_entry) :
+                    bool not_toplevel = (ctx.linfo && jl_is_method(ctx.linfo->def.method));
+                    Instruction *I = not_toplevel ? cast<Instruction>(ctx.world_age_at_entry) :
                                      ctx.builder.CreateAlignedLoad(ctx.types().T_size, get_tls_world_age_field(ctx), ctx.types().alignof_ptr);
                     jl_cgval_t world_age = mark_julia_type(ctx, ai.decorateInst(I), false, jl_long_type);
                     jl_cgval_t fptr;