diff --git a/src/Connection/PhpiredisSocketConnection.php b/src/Connection/PhpiredisSocketConnection.php
index edded2d0..cdab1ec8 100644
--- a/src/Connection/PhpiredisSocketConnection.php
+++ b/src/Connection/PhpiredisSocketConnection.php
@@ -227,9 +227,7 @@ class PhpiredisSocketConnection extends AbstractConnection
             $protocol = SOL_TCP;
         }
 
-        $socket = @socket_create($domain, SOCK_STREAM, $protocol);
-
-        if (!is_resource($socket)) {
+        if (false === $socket = @socket_create($domain, SOCK_STREAM, $protocol)) {
             $this->emitSocketError();
         }