diff --git a/drivers/staging/lustre/lustre/include/lustre_sec.h b/drivers/staging/lustre/lustre/include/lustre_sec.h
index aaadf098989f..dd1033be6bfa 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/lustre/lustre/include/lustre_sec.h
+++ b/drivers/staging/lustre/lustre/include/lustre_sec.h
@@ -322,7 +322,7 @@ struct sptlrpc_rule_set {
 };
 
 int sptlrpc_parse_flavor(const char *str, struct sptlrpc_flavor *flvr);
-int sptlrpc_flavor_has_bulk(struct sptlrpc_flavor *flvr);
+bool sptlrpc_flavor_has_bulk(struct sptlrpc_flavor *flvr);
 
 static inline void sptlrpc_rule_set_init(struct sptlrpc_rule_set *set)
 {
diff --git a/drivers/staging/lustre/lustre/ptlrpc/sec.c b/drivers/staging/lustre/lustre/ptlrpc/sec.c
index 34d133075302..39f5261c9854 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/lustre/lustre/ptlrpc/sec.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/lustre/lustre/ptlrpc/sec.c
@@ -2261,14 +2261,14 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL(sec2target_str);
 /*
  * return true if the bulk data is protected
  */
-int sptlrpc_flavor_has_bulk(struct sptlrpc_flavor *flvr)
+bool sptlrpc_flavor_has_bulk(struct sptlrpc_flavor *flvr)
 {
 	switch (SPTLRPC_FLVR_BULK_SVC(flvr->sf_rpc)) {
 	case SPTLRPC_BULK_SVC_INTG:
 	case SPTLRPC_BULK_SVC_PRIV:
-		return 1;
+		return true;
 	default:
-		return 0;
+		return false;
 	}
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(sptlrpc_flavor_has_bulk);