diff --git a/compiler/noirc_evaluator/src/ssa/ir/instruction/call/blackbox.rs b/compiler/noirc_evaluator/src/ssa/ir/instruction/call/blackbox.rs
index c58264dbe84..efe874d41e4 100644
--- a/compiler/noirc_evaluator/src/ssa/ir/instruction/call/blackbox.rs
+++ b/compiler/noirc_evaluator/src/ssa/ir/instruction/call/blackbox.rs
@@ -173,7 +173,8 @@ pub(super) fn simplify_msm(
                 var_scalars.push(zero);
                 let result_x = dfg.make_constant(result_x, NumericType::NativeField);
                 let result_y = dfg.make_constant(result_y, NumericType::NativeField);
-                let result_is_infinity = dfg.make_constant(result_is_infinity, NumericType::bool());
+                let result_is_infinity =
+                    dfg.make_constant(result_is_infinity, NumericType::NativeField);
                 var_points.push(result_x);
                 var_points.push(result_y);
                 var_points.push(result_is_infinity);