diff --git a/drivers/tty/vt/vt_ioctl.c b/drivers/tty/vt/vt_ioctl.c
index 742725b43f81..bacfb9c87851 100644
--- a/drivers/tty/vt/vt_ioctl.c
+++ b/drivers/tty/vt/vt_ioctl.c
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@
 #include <linux/kbd_diacr.h>
 #include <linux/selection.h>
 
-char vt_dont_switch;
+bool vt_dont_switch;
 
 static inline bool vt_in_use(unsigned int i)
 {
@@ -1035,12 +1035,12 @@ int vt_ioctl(struct tty_struct *tty,
 	case VT_LOCKSWITCH:
 		if (!capable(CAP_SYS_TTY_CONFIG))
 			return -EPERM;
-		vt_dont_switch = 1;
+		vt_dont_switch = true;
 		break;
 	case VT_UNLOCKSWITCH:
 		if (!capable(CAP_SYS_TTY_CONFIG))
 			return -EPERM;
-		vt_dont_switch = 0;
+		vt_dont_switch = false;
 		break;
 	case VT_GETHIFONTMASK:
 		ret = put_user(vc->vc_hi_font_mask,
diff --git a/include/linux/vt_kern.h b/include/linux/vt_kern.h
index 8d7634247fb4..c39d30db067c 100644
--- a/include/linux/vt_kern.h
+++ b/include/linux/vt_kern.h
@@ -142,7 +142,7 @@ static inline bool vt_force_oops_output(struct vc_data *vc)
 	return false;
 }
 
-extern char vt_dont_switch;
+extern bool vt_dont_switch;
 extern int default_utf8;
 extern int global_cursor_default;