diff --git a/cmd/abigen/main.go b/cmd/abigen/main.go
index c82358be49..d9d1fa02ac 100644
--- a/cmd/abigen/main.go
+++ b/cmd/abigen/main.go
@@ -215,7 +215,7 @@ func generate(c *cli.Context) error {
 		code string
 		err  error
 	)
-	if c.IsSet(v2Flag.Name) {
+	if c.Bool(v2Flag.Name) {
 		code, err = abigen.BindV2(types, abis, bins, c.String(pkgFlag.Name), libs, aliases)
 	} else {
 		code, err = abigen.Bind(types, abis, bins, sigs, c.String(pkgFlag.Name), libs, aliases)