diff --git a/src/bitcoin-cli.cpp b/src/bitcoin-cli.cpp
index 7aa9dc1ea1a..863b495fb25 100644
--- a/src/bitcoin-cli.cpp
+++ b/src/bitcoin-cli.cpp
@@ -1248,7 +1248,7 @@ static int CommandLineRPC(int argc, char *argv[])
         gArgs.CheckMultipleCLIArgs();
         std::unique_ptr<BaseRequestHandler> rh;
         std::string method;
-        if (gArgs.IsArgSet("-getinfo")) {
+        if (gArgs.GetBoolArg("-getinfo", false)) {
             rh.reset(new GetinfoRequestHandler());
         } else if (gArgs.GetBoolArg("-netinfo", false)) {
             if (!args.empty() && (args.at(0) == "h" || args.at(0) == "help")) {