diff --git a/drivers/infiniband/core/sa_query.c b/drivers/infiniband/core/sa_query.c
index f820958e4047..233eaf541f55 100644
--- a/drivers/infiniband/core/sa_query.c
+++ b/drivers/infiniband/core/sa_query.c
@@ -618,7 +618,7 @@ static void init_mad(struct ib_sa_mad *mad, struct ib_mad_agent *agent)
 
 static int send_mad(struct ib_sa_query *query, int timeout_ms, gfp_t gfp_mask)
 {
-	bool preload = gfp_mask & __GFP_WAIT;
+	bool preload = !!(gfp_mask & __GFP_WAIT);
 	unsigned long flags;
 	int ret, id;