diff --git a/lib/dgram.js b/lib/dgram.js
index 4166b026e1b..2e8071ca121 100644
--- a/lib/dgram.js
+++ b/lib/dgram.js
@@ -223,11 +223,9 @@ Socket.prototype.address = function() {
 
 
 Socket.prototype.setBroadcast = function(arg) {
-  if (this._handle.setBroadcast((arg) ? 1 : 0) == -1) {
-      throw errnoException(errno, 'setBroadcast');
+  if (this._handle.setBroadcast((arg) ? 1 : 0)) {
+    throw errnoException(errno, 'setBroadcast');
   }
-
-  return true;
 };