diff --git a/lucene/core/src/java/org/apache/lucene/index/DocumentsWriterStallControl.java b/lucene/core/src/java/org/apache/lucene/index/DocumentsWriterStallControl.java
index d61cc6d..b88e258 100644
--- a/lucene/core/src/java/org/apache/lucene/index/DocumentsWriterStallControl.java
+++ b/lucene/core/src/java/org/apache/lucene/index/DocumentsWriterStallControl.java
@@ -58,8 +58,7 @@ final class DocumentsWriterStallControl {
       if (oldState == 0)
         return true;
       if (compareAndSetState(oldState, 0)) {
-        releaseShared(0);
-        return true;
+        return releaseShared(0);
       }
       return false;
     }