diff --git a/stdlib/Logging/src/ConsoleLogger.jl b/stdlib/Logging/src/ConsoleLogger.jl
index bb040aac91858..359b4019fb17c 100644
--- a/stdlib/Logging/src/ConsoleLogger.jl
+++ b/stdlib/Logging/src/ConsoleLogger.jl
@@ -118,7 +118,7 @@ function handle_message(logger::ConsoleLogger, level::LogLevel, message, _module
     # split into lines.
     msglines = [(indent=0, msg=l) for l in split(chomp(convert(String, string(message))::String), '\n')]
     stream = logger.stream
-    if !isopen(stream)
+    if !(isopen(stream)::Bool)
         stream = stderr
     end
     dsize = displaysize(stream)::Tuple{Int,Int}