diff --git a/syncext/atomic.go b/syncext/atomic.go
index f95ad59..d1e4ce6 100644
--- a/syncext/atomic.go
+++ b/syncext/atomic.go
@@ -13,9 +13,9 @@ type AtomicBool struct {
 
 func NewAtomicBool(value bool) *AtomicBool {
 	if value {
-		return &AtomicBool{v: 0, waiter: make(chan bool)}
-	} else {
 		return &AtomicBool{v: 1, waiter: make(chan bool)}
+	} else {
+		return &AtomicBool{v: 0, waiter: make(chan bool)}
 	}
 }