diff --git a/src/g_demo.c b/src/g_demo.c
index 95ebc454a..b3fc6efbe 100644
--- a/src/g_demo.c
+++ b/src/g_demo.c
@@ -3249,7 +3249,7 @@ void G_DoPlayDemo(const char *defdemoname)
 		P_SetRandSeed(i, randseed[i]);
 	}
 
-	G_InitNew(demoflags & DF_ENCORE, gamemap, true, true); // Doesn't matter whether you reset or not here, given changes to resetplayer.
+	G_InitNew((demoflags & DF_ENCORE) != 0, gamemap, true, true); // Doesn't matter whether you reset or not here, given changes to resetplayer.
 
 	for (i = 0; i < numslots; i++)
 	{