diff --git a/vmware-base/src/main/java/com/cloud/hypervisor/vmware/mo/BaseMO.java b/vmware-base/src/main/java/com/cloud/hypervisor/vmware/mo/BaseMO.java
index ead1d8a72133..cb123608ea1e 100644
--- a/vmware-base/src/main/java/com/cloud/hypervisor/vmware/mo/BaseMO.java
+++ b/vmware-base/src/main/java/com/cloud/hypervisor/vmware/mo/BaseMO.java
@@ -226,7 +226,7 @@ private UnmanagedInstanceTO createUnmanagedInstanceTOFromThinListingDynamicPrope
             } else if (objProp.getName().equals("config.bootOptions")) {
                 VirtualMachineBootOptions bootOptions = (VirtualMachineBootOptions) objProp.getVal();
                 String bootMode = "LEGACY";
-                if (bootOptions != null && bootOptions.isEfiSecureBootEnabled()) {
+                if (bootOptions != null && Boolean.TRUE.equals(bootOptions.isEfiSecureBootEnabled())) {
                     bootMode = "SECURE";
                 }
                 vm.setBootMode(bootMode);
diff --git a/vmware-base/src/main/java/com/cloud/hypervisor/vmware/util/VmwareHelper.java b/vmware-base/src/main/java/com/cloud/hypervisor/vmware/util/VmwareHelper.java
index 7ac161a4683c..70fcdd230405 100644
--- a/vmware-base/src/main/java/com/cloud/hypervisor/vmware/util/VmwareHelper.java
+++ b/vmware-base/src/main/java/com/cloud/hypervisor/vmware/util/VmwareHelper.java
@@ -819,7 +819,7 @@ public static UnmanagedInstanceTO getUnmanagedInstance(VmwareHypervisorHost hype
                 instance.setBootType(firmware.equalsIgnoreCase("efi") ? "UEFI" : "BIOS");
                 VirtualMachineBootOptions bootOptions = configInfo.getBootOptions();
                 String bootMode = "LEGACY";
-                if (bootOptions != null && bootOptions.isEfiSecureBootEnabled()) {
+                if (bootOptions != null && Boolean.TRUE.equals(bootOptions.isEfiSecureBootEnabled())) {
                     bootMode = "SECURE";
                 }
                 instance.setBootMode(bootMode);