diff --git a/vllm/platforms/__init__.py b/vllm/platforms/__init__.py
index d20d35199bf5c..ddbdc43ca5710 100644
--- a/vllm/platforms/__init__.py
+++ b/vllm/platforms/__init__.py
@@ -101,7 +101,7 @@ def cpu_platform_plugin() -> Optional[str]:
     try:
         from importlib.metadata import version
         is_cpu = "cpu" in version("vllm")
-        if is_cpu == False:
+        if not is_cpu:
             import platform
             is_cpu = platform.machine().lower().startswith("arm")