diff --git a/src/drivers/px4io/px4io.cpp b/src/drivers/px4io/px4io.cpp
index cd1542e7d4..1be9f9836d 100644
--- a/src/drivers/px4io/px4io.cpp
+++ b/src/drivers/px4io/px4io.cpp
@@ -1024,10 +1024,10 @@ PX4IO::task_main()
 				}
 
 				/* Check if the IO safety circuit breaker has been updated */
-				int32_t safety_param_val;
-				safety_param_val = circuit_breaker_enabled("CBRK_IO_SAFETY", CBRK_IO_SAFETY_KEY);
+				bool circuit_breaker_io_safety_enabled;
+				circuit_breaker_io_safety_enabled = circuit_breaker_enabled("CBRK_IO_SAFETY", CBRK_IO_SAFETY_KEY);
 				/* Bypass IO safety switch logic by setting FORCE_SAFETY_OFF */
-				(void)io_reg_set(PX4IO_PAGE_SETUP, PX4IO_P_SETUP_FORCE_SAFETY_OFF, safety_param_val);
+				(void)io_reg_set(PX4IO_PAGE_SETUP, PX4IO_P_SETUP_FORCE_SAFETY_OFF, circuit_breaker_io_safety_enabled);
 
 				/* Check if the flight termination circuit breaker has been updated */
 				_cb_flighttermination = circuit_breaker_enabled("CBRK_FLIGHTTERM", CBRK_FLIGHTTERM_KEY);