diff --git a/Source/Core/DiscIO/VolumeGC.cpp b/Source/Core/DiscIO/VolumeGC.cpp
index 5f6e91b847..132a630cf0 100644
--- a/Source/Core/DiscIO/VolumeGC.cpp
+++ b/Source/Core/DiscIO/VolumeGC.cpp
@@ -149,9 +149,9 @@ u64 CVolumeGC::GetRawSize() const
 
 bool CVolumeGC::IsDiscTwo() const
 {
-	bool discTwo = false;
-	Read(6,1, (u8*) &discTwo);
-	return discTwo;
+	u8 disc_two_check;
+	Read(6, 1, &disc_two_check);
+	return (disc_two_check == 1);
 }
 
 CVolumeGC::StringDecoder CVolumeGC::GetStringDecoder(ECountry country)
diff --git a/Source/Core/DiscIO/VolumeWiiCrypted.cpp b/Source/Core/DiscIO/VolumeWiiCrypted.cpp
index 0c06efefe9..4c703fdb3f 100644
--- a/Source/Core/DiscIO/VolumeWiiCrypted.cpp
+++ b/Source/Core/DiscIO/VolumeWiiCrypted.cpp
@@ -239,9 +239,9 @@ bool CVolumeWiiCrypted::IsWiiDisc() const
 
 bool CVolumeWiiCrypted::IsDiscTwo() const
 {
-	bool discTwo = false;
-	m_pReader->Read(6, 1, (u8*)&discTwo);
-	return discTwo;
+	u8 disc_two_check;
+	m_pReader->Read(6, 1, &disc_two_check);
+	return (disc_two_check == 1);
 }