diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/xe/xe_pm.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/xe/xe_pm.c
index c1831106ea4b..d14741f35cc4 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/xe/xe_pm.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/xe/xe_pm.c
@@ -505,12 +505,12 @@ int xe_pm_runtime_get_ioctl(struct xe_device *xe)
  * xe_pm_runtime_get_if_active - Get a runtime_pm reference if device active
  * @xe: xe device instance
  *
- * Returns: Any number greater than or equal to 0 for success, negative error
- * code otherwise.
+ * Return: True if device is awake (regardless the previous number of references)
+ * and a new reference was taken, false otherwise.
  */
-int xe_pm_runtime_get_if_active(struct xe_device *xe)
+bool xe_pm_runtime_get_if_active(struct xe_device *xe)
 {
-	return pm_runtime_get_if_active(xe->drm.dev);
+	return pm_runtime_get_if_active(xe->drm.dev) > 0;
 }
 
 /**
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/xe/xe_pm.h b/drivers/gpu/drm/xe/xe_pm.h
index 18b0613fe57b..f694005db278 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/xe/xe_pm.h
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/xe/xe_pm.h
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ int xe_pm_runtime_resume(struct xe_device *xe);
 void xe_pm_runtime_get(struct xe_device *xe);
 int xe_pm_runtime_get_ioctl(struct xe_device *xe);
 void xe_pm_runtime_put(struct xe_device *xe);
-int xe_pm_runtime_get_if_active(struct xe_device *xe);
+bool xe_pm_runtime_get_if_active(struct xe_device *xe);
 bool xe_pm_runtime_get_if_in_use(struct xe_device *xe);
 void xe_pm_runtime_get_noresume(struct xe_device *xe);
 bool xe_pm_runtime_resume_and_get(struct xe_device *xe);