diff --git a/nping/NpingOps.cc b/nping/NpingOps.cc
index 6cd80b5a0..e27b3d30f 100644
--- a/nping/NpingOps.cc
+++ b/nping/NpingOps.cc
@@ -157,7 +157,7 @@ NpingOps::NpingOps() {
     disable_packet_capture_set=false;
 
     /* Privileges */
-    isr00t=0;
+    isr00t=false;
     isr00t_set=false;
 
     /* Payloads */