diff --git a/tmk_core/common/action.c b/tmk_core/common/action.c
index 8735c7d6486..a3c5b4c5a9a 100644
--- a/tmk_core/common/action.c
+++ b/tmk_core/common/action.c
@@ -95,7 +95,7 @@ action_t store_or_get_action(bool pressed, keypos_t key)
     else {
         layer = 0;
         for (uint8_t bit_number = 0; bit_number <= 4; bit_number++) {
-            layer |= (uint8_t)(!!(source_layers_cache[bit_number][storage_row] & (1U << storage_bit))) << bit_number;
+            layer |= (uint8_t)((source_layers_cache[bit_number][storage_row] & (1U << storage_bit)) != 0) << bit_number;
         }
     }
     return action_for_key(layer, key);