diff --git a/pkg/registry/core/pod/storage/eviction.go b/pkg/registry/core/pod/storage/eviction.go
index 844c27e475c..bfbfdf15239 100644
--- a/pkg/registry/core/pod/storage/eviction.go
+++ b/pkg/registry/core/pod/storage/eviction.go
@@ -393,7 +393,7 @@ func (r *EvictionREST) checkAndDecrement(namespace string, podName string, pdb p
 	}
 
 	// If this is a dry-run, we don't need to go any further than that.
-	if dryRun == true {
+	if dryRun {
 		return nil
 	}