1 files changed, 1 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/core/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/index/mapper/geo/GeoPointFieldMapperLegacy.java b/core/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/index/mapper/geo/GeoPointFieldMapperLegacy.java
index c008be6f67..dcd57a42dc 100644
--- a/core/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/index/mapper/geo/GeoPointFieldMapperLegacy.java
+++ b/core/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/index/mapper/geo/GeoPointFieldMapperLegacy.java
@@ -132,7 +132,7 @@ public class GeoPointFieldMapperLegacy extends BaseGeoPointFieldMapper implement
             String propName = Strings.toUnderscoreCase(entry.getKey());
             Object propNode = entry.getValue();
             if (propName.equals(Names.COERCE)) {
-                builder.coerce = XContentMapValues.nodeBooleanValue(propNode);
+                builder.coerce = XContentMapValues.lenientNodeBooleanValue(propNode);
                 iterator.remove();
             }
         }