1 files changed, 5 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/numpy/core/numeric.py b/numpy/core/numeric.py
index a18b38072..0b728f804 100644
--- a/numpy/core/numeric.py
+++ b/numpy/core/numeric.py
@@ -2467,7 +2467,11 @@ def isclose(a, b, rtol=1.e-5, atol=1.e-8, equal_nan=False):
             # Make NaN == NaN
             both_nan = isnan(x) & isnan(y)
             cond[both_nan] = both_nan[both_nan]
-        return cond
+
+        if isscalar(a) and isscalar(b):
+            return bool(cond)
+        else:
+            return cond
 
 def array_equal(a1, a2):
     """