diff --git a/src/netconf_access.cpp b/src/netconf_access.cpp
index 9974fca..13fec88 100644
--- a/src/netconf_access.cpp
+++ b/src/netconf_access.cpp
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@
     case LY_TYPE_UINT64:
         return value->uint64();
     case LY_TYPE_BOOL:
-        return value->bln();
+        return bool(value->bln());
     case LY_TYPE_STRING:
         return std::string(value->string());
     case LY_TYPE_ENUM: