diff --git a/crow/include/crow/http_parser_merged.h b/crow/include/crow/http_parser_merged.h
index 262e023..030e8a4 100644
--- a/crow/include/crow/http_parser_merged.h
+++ b/crow/include/crow/http_parser_merged.h
@@ -2292,7 +2292,7 @@
     }
   }
 
-  return static_cast<int>(!http_message_needs_eof(parser)) == 0;
+  return !http_message_needs_eof(parser);
 }
 
 inline const char *http_method_str(enum http_method m) {