diff --git a/net/rfkill/rfkill.c b/net/rfkill/rfkill.c
index f949a482b007..25ba3bd57e66 100644
--- a/net/rfkill/rfkill.c
+++ b/net/rfkill/rfkill.c
@@ -603,7 +603,7 @@ static int rfkill_check_duplicity(const struct rfkill *rfkill)
 	}
 
 	/* 0: first switch of its kind */
-	return test_bit(rfkill->type, seen);
+	return (test_bit(rfkill->type, seen)) ? 1 : 0;
 }
 
 static int rfkill_add_switch(struct rfkill *rfkill)