diff --git a/src/_pytest/python_api.py b/src/_pytest/python_api.py
index dd519154a..67c05d101 100644
--- a/src/_pytest/python_api.py
+++ b/src/_pytest/python_api.py
@@ -444,10 +444,10 @@ class ApproxScalar(ApproxBase):
         # NB: we need Complex, rather than just Number, to ensure that __abs__,
         # __sub__, and __float__ are defined. Also, consider bool to be
         # nonnumeric, even though it has the required arithmetic.
-        if not (
+        if isinstance(self.expected, bool) or not (
             isinstance(self.expected, (Complex, Decimal))
             and isinstance(actual, (Complex, Decimal))
-        ) or isinstance(self.expected, bool):
+        ):
             return False
 
         # Allow the user to control whether NaNs are considered equal to each
diff --git a/testing/python/approx.py b/testing/python/approx.py
index 2b83e8e97..65071b4b5 100644
--- a/testing/python/approx.py
+++ b/testing/python/approx.py
@@ -559,11 +559,11 @@ class TestApprox:
             assert approx(x, rel=5e-6, abs=0) == a
             assert approx(x, rel=5e-7, abs=0) != a
 
-    def test_bool(self):
-        assert True == approx(True)
-        assert False == approx(False)
-        assert True != approx(False)
-        assert True != approx(False, abs=2)
+    def test_expecting_bool(self):
+        assert True == approx(True)  # noqa: E712
+        assert False == approx(False)  # noqa: E712
+        assert True != approx(False)  # noqa: E712
+        assert True != approx(False, abs=2)  # noqa: E712
         assert 1 != approx(True)
 
     def test_list(self):