diff --git a/tools/testing/cxl/test/mock.c b/tools/testing/cxl/test/mock.c
index f1f8c40948c5..bce6a21df0d5 100644
--- a/tools/testing/cxl/test/mock.c
+++ b/tools/testing/cxl/test/mock.c
@@ -208,13 +208,15 @@ int __wrap_cxl_await_media_ready(struct cxl_dev_state *cxlds)
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_NS_GPL(__wrap_cxl_await_media_ready, CXL);
 
-bool __wrap_cxl_hdm_decode_init(struct cxl_dev_state *cxlds,
-				struct cxl_hdm *cxlhdm)
+int __wrap_cxl_hdm_decode_init(struct cxl_dev_state *cxlds,
+			       struct cxl_hdm *cxlhdm)
 {
 	int rc = 0, index;
 	struct cxl_mock_ops *ops = get_cxl_mock_ops(&index);
 
-	if (!ops || !ops->is_mock_dev(cxlds->dev))
+	if (ops && ops->is_mock_dev(cxlds->dev))
+		rc = 0;
+	else
 		rc = cxl_hdm_decode_init(cxlds, cxlhdm);
 	put_cxl_mock_ops(index);