diff --git a/src/qemu/qemu_monitor_json.c b/src/qemu/qemu_monitor_json.c
index b45aae9d96..652f6b31ab 100644
--- a/src/qemu/qemu_monitor_json.c
+++ b/src/qemu/qemu_monitor_json.c
@@ -2970,7 +2970,7 @@ int qemuMonitorJSONEjectMedia(qemuMonitor *mon,
 {
     g_autoptr(virJSONValue) cmd = qemuMonitorJSONMakeCommand("eject",
                                                              "s:device", dev_name,
-                                                             "b:force", force ? 1 : 0,
+                                                             "b:force", force,
                                                              NULL);
     g_autoptr(virJSONValue) reply = NULL;