diff --git a/include/linux/kgdb.h b/include/linux/kgdb.h
index 4d6fe87fd38f..c2caee08e418 100644
--- a/include/linux/kgdb.h
+++ b/include/linux/kgdb.h
@@ -298,7 +298,7 @@ extern bool kgdb_nmi_poll_knock(void);
 #else
 static inline int kgdb_register_nmi_console(void) { return 0; }
 static inline int kgdb_unregister_nmi_console(void) { return 0; }
-static inline bool kgdb_nmi_poll_knock(void) { return 1; }
+static inline bool kgdb_nmi_poll_knock(void) { return true; }
 #endif
 
 extern int kgdb_register_io_module(struct kgdb_io *local_kgdb_io_ops);