diff --git a/drivers/firewire/core-cdev.c b/drivers/firewire/core-cdev.c
index ac1b43a04285..d7d5c8af92b9 100644
--- a/drivers/firewire/core-cdev.c
+++ b/drivers/firewire/core-cdev.c
@@ -486,7 +486,7 @@ static int ioctl_get_info(struct client *client, union ioctl_arg *arg)
 static int add_client_resource(struct client *client,
 			       struct client_resource *resource, gfp_t gfp_mask)
 {
-	bool preload = gfp_mask & __GFP_WAIT;
+	bool preload = !!(gfp_mask & __GFP_WAIT);
 	unsigned long flags;
 	int ret;