diff --git a/libtransmission/bencode.c b/libtransmission/bencode.c
index 40d79f048..de820a1fb 100644
--- a/libtransmission/bencode.c
+++ b/libtransmission/bencode.c
@@ -47,7 +47,10 @@ isContainer( const tr_benc * val )
 static tr_bool
 isSomething( const tr_benc * val )
 {
-    return isContainer( val ) || tr_bencIsInt( val ) || tr_bencIsString( val );
+    return isContainer( val ) || tr_bencIsInt( val )
+                              || tr_bencIsString( val )
+                              || tr_bencIsReal( val )
+                              || tr_bencIsBool( val );
 }
 
 static void