diff --git a/skeletons/OCTET_STRING.c b/skeletons/OCTET_STRING.c
index 147dae7..8df0987 100644
--- a/skeletons/OCTET_STRING.c
+++ b/skeletons/OCTET_STRING.c
@@ -150,7 +150,7 @@
 	 * This is a some sort of a hack.
 	 * The OCTET STRING decoder is being used in BIT STRING mode.
 	 */
-	int is_bit_str = (td->specifics==(void *)-1)?1:0;
+	int is_bit_str = (td->specifics==(void *)-1);
 
 	ASN_DEBUG("Decoding %s as %s (%ld)",
 		td->name,