diff --git a/src/CodeGen_Internal.cpp b/src/CodeGen_Internal.cpp
index ebbd24997689..a6d5ed632e23 100644
--- a/src/CodeGen_Internal.cpp
+++ b/src/CodeGen_Internal.cpp
@@ -578,9 +578,11 @@ bool get_md_int(llvm::Metadata *value, int64_t &result) {
 bool get_md_bool(llvm::Metadata *value, bool &result) {
     int64_t r;
     if (!get_md_int(value, r)) {
+        result = false;
         return false;
     }
-    return r != 0;
+    result = r != 0;
+    return true;
 }
 bool get_md_string(llvm::Metadata *value, std::string &result) {
     if (!value) {