diff --git a/include/linux/fscache.h b/include/linux/fscache.h
index f4ff47d4a893..fe0c349684fa 100644
--- a/include/linux/fscache.h
+++ b/include/linux/fscache.h
@@ -755,7 +755,7 @@ bool fscache_maybe_release_page(struct fscache_cookie *cookie,
 {
 	if (fscache_cookie_valid(cookie) && PageFsCache(page))
 		return __fscache_maybe_release_page(cookie, page, gfp);
-	return false;
+	return true;
 }
 
 /**