diff --git a/tools/perf/util/machine.c b/tools/perf/util/machine.c
index b5c2d8be41445..435771eed62b9 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/machine.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/machine.c
@@ -2038,8 +2038,8 @@ int machine__process_event(struct machine *machine, union perf_event *event,
 static bool symbol__match_regex(struct symbol *sym, regex_t *regex)
 {
 	if (!regexec(regex, sym->name, 0, NULL, 0))
-		return 1;
-	return 0;
+		return true;
+	return false;
 }
 
 static void ip__resolve_ams(struct thread *thread,