diff --git a/stdlib/REPL/src/LineEdit.jl b/stdlib/REPL/src/LineEdit.jl
index 8bee9d920d68d..a08625db8d3e0 100644
--- a/stdlib/REPL/src/LineEdit.jl
+++ b/stdlib/REPL/src/LineEdit.jl
@@ -1708,7 +1708,7 @@ end
 function getEntry(keymap::Dict{Char,Any},key::Union{String,Char})
     v = keymap
     for c in key
-        if !haskey(v,c)
+        if !(haskey(v,c)::Bool)
             return nothing
         end
         v = v[c]