diff --git a/src/Composer/Command/RemoveCommand.php b/src/Composer/Command/RemoveCommand.php
index 9e2a46b5a..8fb49e986 100644
--- a/src/Composer/Command/RemoveCommand.php
+++ b/src/Composer/Command/RemoveCommand.php
@@ -228,7 +228,7 @@ EOT
         $updateDevMode = !$input->getOption('update-no-dev');
         $optimize = $input->getOption('optimize-autoloader') || $composer->getConfig()->get('optimize-autoloader');
         $authoritative = $input->getOption('classmap-authoritative') || $composer->getConfig()->get('classmap-authoritative');
-        $apcu = $input->getOption('apcu-autoloader') ?: $composer->getConfig()->get('apcu-autoloader');
+        $apcu = $input->getOption('apcu-autoloader') || $composer->getConfig()->get('apcu-autoloader');
 
         $updateAllowTransitiveDependencies = Request::UPDATE_LISTED_WITH_TRANSITIVE_DEPS_NO_ROOT_REQUIRE;
         $flags = '';