diff --git a/daemon/codec.c b/daemon/codec.c
index e6bbe1bd1..43b08b586 100644
--- a/daemon/codec.c
+++ b/daemon/codec.c
@@ -419,7 +419,7 @@ static void __make_transcoder(struct codec_handler *handler, struct rtp_payload_
 	// don't reset handler if it already matches what we want
 	if (!handler->transcoder)
 		goto reset;
-	if (rtp_payload_type_cmp(dest, &handler->dest_pt))
+	if (!rtp_payload_type_eq(dest, &handler->dest_pt))
 		goto reset;
 	if (handler->handler_func != handler_func_transcode)
 		goto reset;
@@ -651,7 +651,7 @@ static int __unused_pt_number(struct call_media *media, struct call_media *other
 
 next:
 		// is this actually the same?
-		if (pt && !rtp_payload_type_cmp_nf(pt, pt_match))
+		if (pt && rtp_payload_type_eq_nf(pt, pt_match))
 			break;
 		num++;
 		if (num < 96) // if an RFC type was taken already
@@ -707,7 +707,7 @@ static struct codec_handler *__get_pt_handler(struct call_media *receiver, struc
 	handler = codec_handler_lookup(receiver->codec_handlers, pt->payload_type, sink);
 	if (handler) {
 		// make sure existing handler matches this PT
-		if (rtp_payload_type_cmp(pt, &handler->source_pt)) {
+		if (!rtp_payload_type_eq(pt, &handler->source_pt)) {
 			ilogs(codec, LOG_DEBUG, "Resetting codec handler for PT %i", pt->payload_type);
 			g_hash_table_remove(receiver->codec_handlers, handler);
 			__handler_shutdown(handler);
@@ -1069,7 +1069,7 @@ bool codec_handlers_update(struct call_media *receiver, struct call_media *sink,
 			sink_pt = g_hash_table_lookup(sink->codecs.codecs,
 					GINT_TO_POINTER(pt->payload_type));
 			// is it actually the same?
-			if (sink_pt && rtp_payload_type_cmp(pt, sink_pt))
+			if (sink_pt && !rtp_payload_type_eq(pt, sink_pt))
 				sink_pt = NULL;
 		}
 
@@ -1196,7 +1196,7 @@ bool codec_handlers_update(struct call_media *receiver, struct call_media *sink,
 
 		// different codecs? this will only be true for non-supplemental codecs
 		// XXX needs more intelligent fmtp matching
-		if (rtp_payload_type_cmp_nf(pt, sink_pt))
+		if (!rtp_payload_type_eq_nf(pt, sink_pt))
 			goto transcode;
 
 		// supplemental codecs are always matched up. we want them as passthrough if
@@ -4894,7 +4894,7 @@ bool codec_store_is_full_answer(const struct codec_store *src, const struct code
 		const struct rtp_payload_type *src_pt = l->data;
 		const struct rtp_payload_type *dst_pt = g_hash_table_lookup(dst->codecs,
 				GINT_TO_POINTER(src_pt->payload_type));
-		if (!dst_pt || rtp_payload_type_cmp(src_pt, dst_pt)) {
+		if (!dst_pt || !rtp_payload_type_eq(src_pt, dst_pt)) {
 			ilogs(codec, LOG_DEBUG, "Source codec " STR_FORMAT " is not present in the answer",
 					STR_FMT(&src_pt->encoding_with_params));
 			return false;
diff --git a/daemon/media_player.c b/daemon/media_player.c
index 5b1990299..f2d3ae340 100644
--- a/daemon/media_player.c
+++ b/daemon/media_player.c
@@ -308,8 +308,8 @@ found:
 
 	// if we already have a handler, see if anything needs changing
 	if (mp->handler) {
-		if (rtp_payload_type_cmp(&mp->handler->dest_pt, dst_pt)
-				|| rtp_payload_type_cmp(&mp->handler->source_pt, src_pt))
+		if (!rtp_payload_type_eq(&mp->handler->dest_pt, dst_pt)
+				|| !rtp_payload_type_eq(&mp->handler->source_pt, src_pt))
 		{
 			ilog(LOG_DEBUG, "Resetting codec handler for media player");
 			codec_handler_free(&mp->handler);
diff --git a/lib/rtplib.c b/lib/rtplib.c
index 3889374e9..96de9ae54 100644
--- a/lib/rtplib.c
+++ b/lib/rtplib.c
@@ -144,28 +144,28 @@ const struct rtp_payload_type *rtp_get_rfc_codec(const str *codec) {
 	return NULL;
 }
 
-int rtp_payload_type_cmp(const struct rtp_payload_type *a, const struct rtp_payload_type *b) {
-	if (rtp_payload_type_cmp_nf(a, b))
-		return 1;
+bool rtp_payload_type_eq(const struct rtp_payload_type *a, const struct rtp_payload_type *b) {
+	if (!rtp_payload_type_eq_nf(a, b))
+		return false;
 	if (a->codec_def && a->codec_def == b->codec_def) {
 		if (a->codec_def->format_cmp)
-			return a->codec_def->format_cmp(a, b);
+			return a->codec_def->format_cmp(a, b) == 0;
 	}
 	if (!a->codec_def) // ignore format of codecs we don't know
-		return 0;
+		return true;
 	if (str_cmp_str(&a->format_parameters, &b->format_parameters))
-		return 1;
-	return 0;
+		return false;
+	return true;
 }
 
-int rtp_payload_type_cmp_nf(const struct rtp_payload_type *a, const struct rtp_payload_type *b) {
+bool rtp_payload_type_eq_nf(const struct rtp_payload_type *a, const struct rtp_payload_type *b) {
 	if (a->payload_type != b->payload_type)
-		return 1;
+		return false;
 	if (a->clock_rate != b->clock_rate)
-		return 1;
+		return false;
 	if (a->channels != b->channels)
-		return 1;
+		return false;
 	if (str_casecmp_str(&a->encoding, &b->encoding))
-		return 1;
-	return 0;
+		return false;
+	return true;
 }
diff --git a/lib/rtplib.h b/lib/rtplib.h
index c28710d54..d40076b02 100644
--- a/lib/rtplib.h
+++ b/lib/rtplib.h
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 #define _RTPLIB_H_
 
 #include <stdint.h>
+#include <stdbool.h>
 #include "str.h"
 
 
@@ -74,8 +75,8 @@ int rtp_padding(const struct rtp_header *header, str *payload);
 const struct rtp_payload_type *rtp_get_rfc_payload_type(unsigned int type);
 const struct rtp_payload_type *rtp_get_rfc_codec(const str *codec);
 
-int rtp_payload_type_cmp(const struct rtp_payload_type *, const struct rtp_payload_type *);
-int rtp_payload_type_cmp_nf(const struct rtp_payload_type *, const struct rtp_payload_type *);
+bool rtp_payload_type_eq(const struct rtp_payload_type *, const struct rtp_payload_type *);
+bool rtp_payload_type_eq_nf(const struct rtp_payload_type *, const struct rtp_payload_type *);
 
 
 #endif