diff --git a/kernel/rcu/tree.c b/kernel/rcu/tree.c
index 4b526ca46801..253ea55dc508 100644
--- a/kernel/rcu/tree.c
+++ b/kernel/rcu/tree.c
@@ -819,7 +819,7 @@ bool notrace __rcu_is_watching(void)
  */
 bool notrace rcu_is_watching(void)
 {
-	int ret;
+	bool ret;
 
 	preempt_disable();
 	ret = __rcu_is_watching();