diff --git a/include/linux/inetdevice.h b/include/linux/inetdevice.h
index 3b0999e0260f..ee971f335a8b 100644
--- a/include/linux/inetdevice.h
+++ b/include/linux/inetdevice.h
@@ -180,15 +180,15 @@ static __inline__ bool inet_ifa_match(__be32 addr, struct in_ifaddr *ifa)
  *	Check if a mask is acceptable.
  */
  
-static __inline__ int bad_mask(__be32 mask, __be32 addr)
+static __inline__ bool bad_mask(__be32 mask, __be32 addr)
 {
 	__u32 hmask;
 	if (addr & (mask = ~mask))
-		return 1;
+		return true;
 	hmask = ntohl(mask);
 	if (hmask & (hmask+1))
-		return 1;
-	return 0;
+		return true;
+	return false;
 }
 
 #define for_primary_ifa(in_dev)	{ struct in_ifaddr *ifa; \