--- jsr166/src/jsr166e/CompletableFuture.java	2013/02/06 07:07:48	1.10
+++ jsr166/src/jsr166e/CompletableFuture.java	2013/02/06 07:51:57	1.11
@@ -2633,9 +2633,8 @@ public class CompletableFuture<T> implem
      */
     public boolean isCancelled() {
         Object r;
-        return ((r = result) != null &&
-                (r instanceof AltResult) &&
-                (((AltResult)r).ex instanceof CancellationException));
+        return ((r = result) instanceof AltResult) &&
+            (((AltResult)r).ex instanceof CancellationException);
     }
 
     /**