diff --git a/packages/babel-plugin-transform-template-literals/src/index.js b/packages/babel-plugin-transform-template-literals/src/index.js
index 2f202d01356f..d8bac5758654 100644
--- a/packages/babel-plugin-transform-template-literals/src/index.js
+++ b/packages/babel-plugin-transform-template-literals/src/index.js
@@ -5,9 +5,9 @@ export default declare((api, options) => {
   api.assertVersion(7);
 
   const ignoreToPrimitiveHint =
-    options.loose ?? api.assumption("ignoreToPrimitiveHint");
+    api.assumption("ignoreToPrimitiveHint") ?? options.loose;
   const mutableTemplateObject =
-    options.loose ?? api.assumption("mutableTemplateObject");
+    api.assumption("mutableTemplateObject") ?? options.loose;
 
   let helperName = "taggedTemplateLiteral";
   if (mutableTemplateObject) helperName += "Loose";