diff --git a/phpBB/phpbb/auth/provider/db.php b/phpBB/phpbb/auth/provider/db.php
index 2b8cc0d93b..b20cdcf781 100644
--- a/phpBB/phpbb/auth/provider/db.php
+++ b/phpBB/phpbb/auth/provider/db.php
@@ -155,7 +155,7 @@ class db extends base
 		$login_error_attempts = 'LOGIN_ERROR_ATTEMPTS';
 
 		$user_login_attempts	= $row ? ($this->config['max_login_attempts'] && $row['user_login_attempts'] >= $this->config['max_login_attempts']) : false;
-		$ip_login_attempts		= (bool) ($this->config['ip_login_limit_max'] && $attempts >= $this->config['ip_login_limit_max']);
+		$ip_login_attempts		= ($this->config['ip_login_limit_max'] && $attempts >= $this->config['ip_login_limit_max']);
 
 		$show_captcha = $user_login_attempts || $ip_login_attempts;