diff --git a/spring-boot/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/context/embedded/jetty/JettyEmbeddedServletContainerFactory.java b/spring-boot/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/context/embedded/jetty/JettyEmbeddedServletContainerFactory.java
index 142d584b3c..f1c8e35bb9 100644
--- a/spring-boot/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/context/embedded/jetty/JettyEmbeddedServletContainerFactory.java
+++ b/spring-boot/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/context/embedded/jetty/JettyEmbeddedServletContainerFactory.java
@@ -251,7 +251,7 @@ public class JettyEmbeddedServletContainerFactory
 		configureSslClientAuth(factory, ssl);
 		configureSslPasswords(factory, ssl);
 		factory.setCertAlias(ssl.getKeyAlias());
-		if (!ObjectUtils.isEmpty(ssl.getCiphers() != null)) {
+		if (!ObjectUtils.isEmpty(ssl.getCiphers())) {
 			factory.setIncludeCipherSuites(ssl.getCiphers());
 			factory.setExcludeCipherSuites();
 		}