diff --git a/httpclient/src/main/java/org/apache/http/impl/client/DefaultHttpClient.java b/httpclient/src/main/java/org/apache/http/impl/client/DefaultHttpClient.java
index 7d70c28f2..7819050fa 100644
--- a/httpclient/src/main/java/org/apache/http/impl/client/DefaultHttpClient.java
+++ b/httpclient/src/main/java/org/apache/http/impl/client/DefaultHttpClient.java
@@ -136,7 +136,7 @@ public class DefaultHttpClient extends AbstractHttpClient {
         HttpProtocolParams.setUseExpectContinue(params, 
                 true);
         HttpConnectionParams.setTcpNoDelay(params, 
-                Boolean.TRUE);
+                true);
         HttpConnectionParams.setSocketBufferSize(params, 
                 8192);