src/java.corba/share/classes/com/sun/corba/se/impl/transport/DefaultSocketFactoryImpl.java

@@ -52,14 +52,11 @@
             new PrivilegedAction<Boolean>() {
                 @Override
                 public Boolean run () {
                     String value =
                         System.getProperty("com.sun.CORBA.transport.enableTcpKeepAlive");
-                    if (value != null)
-                        return new Boolean(!"false".equalsIgnoreCase(value));
-
-                    return Boolean.FALSE;
+                    return (value == null) ? Boolean.FALSE : (!"false".equalsIgnoreCase(value)); 
                 }
             });
     }
 
     public void setORB(ORB orb)