diff --git a/src/evalvars.c b/src/evalvars.c
index 42b7ef5..c6b03e9 100644
--- a/src/evalvars.c
+++ b/src/evalvars.c
@@ -3509,10 +3509,16 @@
     int		error = FALSE;
 
     if (varp->v_type == VAR_BOOL)
+    {
 	numval = (long)varp->vval.v_number;
-    else if (!in_vim9script() || varp->v_type != VAR_STRING)
-	numval = (long)tv_get_number_chk(varp, &error);
-    strval = tv_get_string_buf_chk(varp, nbuf);
+	strval = (char_u *)"0";  // avoid using "false"
+    }
+    else
+    {
+	if (!in_vim9script() || varp->v_type != VAR_STRING)
+	    numval = (long)tv_get_number_chk(varp, &error);
+	strval = tv_get_string_buf_chk(varp, nbuf);
+    }
     if (!error && strval != NULL)
 	set_option_value(varname, numval, strval, OPT_LOCAL);
 }
diff --git a/src/testdir/test_vim9_builtin.vim b/src/testdir/test_vim9_builtin.vim
index 74031d4..4eb2d76 100644
--- a/src/testdir/test_vim9_builtin.vim
+++ b/src/testdir/test_vim9_builtin.vim
@@ -662,6 +662,8 @@
   settabwinvar(1, 1, '&ts', 15)
   &ts->assert_equal(15)
   setlocal ts=8
+  settabwinvar(1, 1, '&list', false)
+  &list->assert_equal(false)
   settabwinvar(1, 1, '&list', true)
   &list->assert_equal(true)
   setlocal list&
diff --git a/src/version.c b/src/version.c
index cf7964c..ea53d3a 100644
--- a/src/version.c
+++ b/src/version.c
@@ -751,6 +751,8 @@
 static int included_patches[] =
 {   /* Add new patch number below this line */
 /**/
+    2285,
+/**/
     2284,
 /**/
     2283,