diff --git a/include/linux/rtnetlink.h b/include/linux/rtnetlink.h
index 39adaa9529eb3..4be5048b1fbe7 100644
--- a/include/linux/rtnetlink.h
+++ b/include/linux/rtnetlink.h
@@ -33,11 +33,11 @@ extern wait_queue_head_t netdev_unregistering_wq;
 extern struct mutex net_mutex;
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_PROVE_LOCKING
-extern int lockdep_rtnl_is_held(void);
+extern bool lockdep_rtnl_is_held(void);
 #else
-static inline int lockdep_rtnl_is_held(void)
+static inline bool lockdep_rtnl_is_held(void)
 {
-	return 1;
+	return true;
 }
 #endif /* #ifdef CONFIG_PROVE_LOCKING */
 
diff --git a/net/core/rtnetlink.c b/net/core/rtnetlink.c
index b2258a36d8944..24775953fa68e 100644
--- a/net/core/rtnetlink.c
+++ b/net/core/rtnetlink.c
@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@ int rtnl_is_locked(void)
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(rtnl_is_locked);
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_PROVE_LOCKING
-int lockdep_rtnl_is_held(void)
+bool lockdep_rtnl_is_held(void)
 {
 	return lockdep_is_held(&rtnl_mutex);
 }