diff --git a/log/format.go b/log/format.go
index 6c19c7a552..0b07abb2ac 100644
--- a/log/format.go
+++ b/log/format.go
@@ -330,7 +330,7 @@ func escapeString(s string) string {
 			needsEscape = true
 		}
 	}
-	if needsEscape == false && needsQuotes == false {
+	if !needsEscape && !needsQuotes {
 		return s
 	}
 	e := stringBufPool.Get().(*bytes.Buffer)