diff --git a/underscore.js b/underscore.js
index 86493a085..82dab85e2 100644
--- a/underscore.js
+++ b/underscore.js
@@ -205,8 +205,8 @@
     var found = false;
     if (obj == null) return found;
     if (nativeIndexOf && obj.indexOf === nativeIndexOf) return obj.indexOf(target) != -1;
-    any(obj, function(value) {
-      if (found = value === target) return true;
+    found = any(obj, function(value) {
+      if (value === target) return true;
     });
     return found;
   };