diff --git a/src/translate_c.zig b/src/translate_c.zig
index d43ec7bcb1..4682726913 100644
--- a/src/translate_c.zig
+++ b/src/translate_c.zig
@@ -1931,7 +1931,8 @@ fn finishBoolExpr(
         },
         .Enum => {
             // node != 0
-            return Tag.not_equal.create(c.arena, .{ .lhs = node, .rhs = Tag.zero_literal.init() });
+            const int_val = try Tag.enum_to_int.create(c.arena, node);
+            return Tag.not_equal.create(c.arena, .{ .lhs = int_val, .rhs = Tag.zero_literal.init() });
         },
         .Elaborated => {
             const elaborated_ty = @ptrCast(*const clang.ElaboratedType, ty);
diff --git a/test/run_translated_c.zig b/test/run_translated_c.zig
index aa71a86688..b846cb00ca 100644
--- a/test/run_translated_c.zig
+++ b/test/run_translated_c.zig
@@ -1508,4 +1508,15 @@ pub fn addCases(cases: *tests.RunTranslatedCContext) void {
         \\    return 0;
         \\}
     , "");
+
+    cases.add("enum used as boolean expression",
+        \\#include <stdlib.h>
+        \\enum FOO {BAR, BAZ};
+        \\int main(void) {
+        \\    enum FOO x = BAR;
+        \\    if (x) abort();
+        \\    if (!BAZ) abort();
+        \\    return 0;
+        \\}
+    , "");
 }
diff --git a/test/translate_c.zig b/test/translate_c.zig
index 09db156d5f..fe0624872b 100644
--- a/test/translate_c.zig
+++ b/test/translate_c.zig
@@ -2668,7 +2668,7 @@ pub fn addCases(cases: *tests.TranslateCContext) void {
         \\    if (a != 0) return 0;
         \\    if (b != 0) return 1;
         \\    if (c != null) return 2;
-        \\    if (d != 0) return 3;
+        \\    if (@enumToInt(d) != 0) return 3;
         \\    return 4;
         \\}
     });