diff --git a/PIL/EpsImagePlugin.py b/PIL/EpsImagePlugin.py
index a8706b05f..71269036e 100644
--- a/PIL/EpsImagePlugin.py
+++ b/PIL/EpsImagePlugin.py
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ def Ghostscript(tile, size, fp, scale=1):
             ]
 
     if gs_windows_binary is not None:
-        if gs_windows_binary is False:
+        if not gs_windows_binary:
             raise WindowsError('Unable to locate Ghostscript on paths')
         command[0] = gs_windows_binary
 
diff --git a/Tests/test_file_eps.py b/Tests/test_file_eps.py
index f9f781dd6..ed5c77c99 100644
--- a/Tests/test_file_eps.py
+++ b/Tests/test_file_eps.py
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ from tester import *
 from PIL import Image, EpsImagePlugin
 import sys
 
-if EpsImagePlugin.gs_windows_binary is False:
+if not EpsImagePlugin.gs_windows_binary:
     # already checked. Not there.
     skip()