diff --git a/spring-boot-project/spring-boot/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/context/properties/bind/MapBinder.java b/spring-boot-project/spring-boot/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/context/properties/bind/MapBinder.java
index c33b2ae92e..57e6234ee7 100644
--- a/spring-boot-project/spring-boot/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/context/properties/bind/MapBinder.java
+++ b/spring-boot-project/spring-boot/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/context/properties/bind/MapBinder.java
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright 2012-2023 the original author or authors.
+ * Copyright 2012-2024 the original author or authors.
  *
  * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
  * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
@@ -64,8 +64,7 @@ class MapBinder extends AggregateBinder<Map<Object, Object>> {
 					getContext().setConfigurationProperty(property);
 					Object result = property.getValue();
 					result = getContext().getPlaceholdersResolver().resolvePlaceholders(result);
-					result = getContext().getConverter().convert(result, target);
-					return result;
+					return getContext().getConverter().convert(result, target);
 				}
 				source = source.filter(name::isAncestorOf);
 			}
diff --git a/spring-boot-project/spring-boot/src/test/java/org/springframework/boot/context/properties/bind/MapBinderTests.java b/spring-boot-project/spring-boot/src/test/java/org/springframework/boot/context/properties/bind/MapBinderTests.java
index 1bbcebf94e..1a4306298f 100644
--- a/spring-boot-project/spring-boot/src/test/java/org/springframework/boot/context/properties/bind/MapBinderTests.java
+++ b/spring-boot-project/spring-boot/src/test/java/org/springframework/boot/context/properties/bind/MapBinderTests.java
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright 2012-2023 the original author or authors.
+ * Copyright 2012-2024 the original author or authors.
  *
  * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
  * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
@@ -615,7 +615,8 @@ class MapBinderTests {
 		DefaultConversionService conversionService = new DefaultConversionService();
 		conversionService.addConverter(new MapConverter());
 		StandardEnvironment environment = new StandardEnvironment();
-		Binder binder = new Binder(this.sources, new PropertySourcesPlaceholdersResolver(environment), conversionService, null, null);
+		Binder binder = new Binder(this.sources, new PropertySourcesPlaceholdersResolver(environment),
+				conversionService, null, null);
 		TestPropertySourceUtils.addInlinedPropertiesToEnvironment(environment, "bar=bc");
 		this.sources.add(new MockConfigurationPropertySource("foo", "a${bar},${bar}d"));
 		Map<String, String> map = binder.bind("foo", STRING_STRING_MAP).get();