diff --git a/src/System.Management.Automation/engine/ExternalScriptInfo.cs b/src/System.Management.Automation/engine/ExternalScriptInfo.cs
index d87e3027f2e..5f41ac85a63 100644
--- a/src/System.Management.Automation/engine/ExternalScriptInfo.cs
+++ b/src/System.Management.Automation/engine/ExternalScriptInfo.cs
@@ -239,7 +239,7 @@ private static ScriptBlock ParseScriptContents(Parser parser, string fileName, s
             // If we are in ConstrainedLanguage mode but the defining language mode is FullLanguage, then we need
             // to parse the script contents in FullLanguage mode context.  Otherwise we will get bogus parsing errors
             // such as "Configuration keyword not allowed".
-            if (definingLanguageMode.HasValue && (definingLanguageMode == PSLanguageMode.FullLanguage))
+            if (definingLanguageMode.GetValueOrDefault() == PSLanguageMode.FullLanguage)
             {
                 var context = LocalPipeline.GetExecutionContextFromTLS();
                 if ((context != null) && (context.LanguageMode == PSLanguageMode.ConstrainedLanguage))