diff --git a/library/core/src/num/uint_macros.rs b/library/core/src/num/uint_macros.rs
index 18c1353e7c62..691d0891b144 100644
--- a/library/core/src/num/uint_macros.rs
+++ b/library/core/src/num/uint_macros.rs
@@ -1606,7 +1606,7 @@ pub const fn borrowing_sub(self, rhs: Self, borrow: bool) -> (Self, bool) {
             //   to generate optimal code for now, and LLVM doesn't have an equivalent intrinsic
             let (a, b) = self.overflowing_sub(rhs);
             let (c, d) = a.overflowing_sub(borrow as $SelfT);
-            (c, b | d)
+            (c, b || d)
         }
 
         /// Computes the absolute difference between `self` and `other`.