diff --git a/osu.Game/Beatmaps/BeatSyncProviderExtensions.cs b/osu.Game/Beatmaps/BeatSyncProviderExtensions.cs
index 117b4d23b0..767aa5df73 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Beatmaps/BeatSyncProviderExtensions.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Beatmaps/BeatSyncProviderExtensions.cs
@@ -13,6 +13,6 @@ namespace osu.Game.Beatmaps
         /// <summary>
         /// Whether the beat sync provider is currently in a kiai section. Should make everything more epic.
         /// </summary>
-        public static bool CheckIsKiaiTime(this IBeatSyncProvider provider) => provider.Clock != null && (provider.ControlPoints?.EffectPointAt(provider.Clock.CurrentTime).KiaiMode ?? false);
+        public static bool CheckIsKiaiTime(this IBeatSyncProvider provider) => provider.Clock != null && provider.ControlPoints?.EffectPointAt(provider.Clock.CurrentTime).KiaiMode == true;
     }
 }