diff --git a/mm/page_alloc.c b/mm/page_alloc.c
index a9581cdf9649..5ab921e3d7d1 100644
--- a/mm/page_alloc.c
+++ b/mm/page_alloc.c
@@ -1422,14 +1422,14 @@ static void check_new_page_bad(struct page *page)
 /*
  * This page is about to be returned from the page allocator
  */
-static int check_new_page(struct page *page)
+static bool check_new_page(struct page *page)
 {
 	if (likely(page_expected_state(page,
 				PAGE_FLAGS_CHECK_AT_PREP|__PG_HWPOISON)))
-		return 0;
+		return false;
 
 	check_new_page_bad(page);
-	return 1;
+	return true;
 }
 
 static inline bool check_new_pages(struct page *page, unsigned int order)