diff --git a/wp-admin/includes/bookmark.php b/wp-admin/includes/bookmark.php
index 0fe2ad50d6..8f36f9f1d5 100644
--- a/wp-admin/includes/bookmark.php
+++ b/wp-admin/includes/bookmark.php
@@ -186,14 +186,14 @@ function wp_insert_link( $linkdata, $wp_error = false ) {
 	}
 
 	if ( $update ) {
-		if ( ! $wpdb->update( $wpdb->links, compact('link_url', 'link_name', 'link_image', 'link_target', 'link_description', 'link_visible', 'link_rating', 'link_rel', 'link_notes', 'link_rss'), compact('link_id') ) ) {
+		if ( false === $wpdb->update( $wpdb->links, compact('link_url', 'link_name', 'link_image', 'link_target', 'link_description', 'link_visible', 'link_rating', 'link_rel', 'link_notes', 'link_rss'), compact('link_id') ) ) {
 			if ( $wp_error )
 				return new WP_Error( 'db_update_error', __( 'Could not update link in the database' ), $wpdb->last_error );
 			else
 				return 0;
 		}
 	} else {
-		if ( ! $wpdb->insert( $wpdb->links, compact('link_url', 'link_name', 'link_image', 'link_target', 'link_description', 'link_visible', 'link_owner', 'link_rating', 'link_rel', 'link_notes', 'link_rss') ) ) {
+		if ( false === $wpdb->insert( $wpdb->links, compact('link_url', 'link_name', 'link_image', 'link_target', 'link_description', 'link_visible', 'link_owner', 'link_rating', 'link_rel', 'link_notes', 'link_rss') ) ) {
 			if ( $wp_error )
 				return new WP_Error( 'db_insert_error', __( 'Could not insert link into the database' ), $wpdb->last_error );
 			else