diff --git a/src/dom/components/LinkedValueUtils.js b/src/dom/components/LinkedValueUtils.js
index 39ac07a831..191d4eebe7 100644
--- a/src/dom/components/LinkedValueUtils.js
+++ b/src/dom/components/LinkedValueUtils.js
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ function _handleLinkedValueChange(e) {
   */
 function _handleLinkedCheckChange(e) {
   /*jshint validthis:true */
-  this.props.checkedLink.requestChange(e.target.checked === 'true');
+  this.props.checkedLink.requestChange(e.target.checked);
 }
 
 /**