diff --git a/include/linux/module_symbol.h b/include/linux/module_symbol.h
index 1269543d0634..77c9895b9ddb 100644
--- a/include/linux/module_symbol.h
+++ b/include/linux/module_symbol.h
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 #define _LINUX_MODULE_SYMBOL_H
 
 /* This ignores the intensely annoying "mapping symbols" found in ELF files. */
-static inline int is_mapping_symbol(const char *str)
+static inline bool is_mapping_symbol(const char *str)
 {
 	if (str[0] == '.' && str[1] == 'L')
 		return true;