diff --git a/compiler/noirc_evaluator/src/ssa/acir_gen/acir_ir/acir_variable.rs b/compiler/noirc_evaluator/src/ssa/acir_gen/acir_ir/acir_variable.rs
index c4b19379ecc..09a3bd4e44b 100644
--- a/compiler/noirc_evaluator/src/ssa/acir_gen/acir_ir/acir_variable.rs
+++ b/compiler/noirc_evaluator/src/ssa/acir_gen/acir_ir/acir_variable.rs
@@ -380,9 +380,15 @@ impl AcirContext {
         rhs: AcirVar,
         typ: AcirType,
     ) -> Result<AcirVar, RuntimeError> {
-        let inputs = vec![AcirValue::Var(lhs, typ.clone()), AcirValue::Var(rhs, typ)];
-        let outputs = self.black_box_function(BlackBoxFunc::AND, inputs, 1)?;
-        Ok(outputs[0])
+        let bit_size = typ.bit_size();
+        if bit_size == 1 {
+            // Operands are booleans.
+            self.mul_var(lhs, rhs)
+        } else {
+            let inputs = vec![AcirValue::Var(lhs, typ.clone()), AcirValue::Var(rhs, typ)];
+            let outputs = self.black_box_function(BlackBoxFunc::AND, inputs, 1)?;
+            Ok(outputs[0])
+        }
     }
 
     /// Returns an `AcirVar` that is the OR result of `lhs` & `rhs`.