diff --git a/early-init.el b/early-init.el
index 197c50b..c120546 100644
--- a/early-init.el
+++ b/early-init.el
@@ -138,12 +138,11 @@ pre-early-init.el, and post-early-init.el.")
   (let ((init-file (expand-file-name filename
                                      minimal-emacs-user-directory)))
     (if (not minimal-emacs-load-compiled-init-files)
-        (load init-file :no-error (not (bound-and-true-p init-file-debug))
-              :nosuffix)
+        (load init-file :no-error (not init-file-debug) :nosuffix)
       ;; Remove the file suffix (.el, .el.gz, etc.) to let the `load' function
       ;; select between .el and .elc files.
       (setq init-file (minimal-emacs--remove-el-file-suffix init-file))
-      (load init-file :no-error (not (bound-and-true-p init-file-debug))))))
+      (load init-file :no-error (not init-file-debug)))))
 
 (minimal-emacs-load-user-init "pre-early-init.el")