diff --git a/flag.go b/flag.go
index 97e502c..b5241e0 100644
--- a/flag.go
+++ b/flag.go
@@ -624,8 +624,8 @@ func stringifyFlag(f Flag) string {
 	defaultValueString := ""
 	val := fv.FieldByName("Value")
 
-	if val.IsValid() && val.Kind() != reflect.Bool {
-		needsPlaceholder = true
+	if val.IsValid() {
+		needsPlaceholder = val.Kind() != reflect.Bool
 		defaultValueString = fmt.Sprintf(" (default: %v)", val.Interface())
 
 		if val.Kind() == reflect.String && val.String() != "" {
diff --git a/flag_test.go b/flag_test.go
index a3414cf..ce786b7 100644
--- a/flag_test.go
+++ b/flag_test.go
@@ -14,8 +14,8 @@ var boolFlagTests = []struct {
 	name     string
 	expected string
 }{
-	{"help", "--help\t"},
-	{"h", "-h\t"},
+	{"help", "--help\t(default: false)"},
+	{"h", "-h\t(default: false)"},
 }
 
 func TestBoolFlagHelpOutput(t *testing.T) {