diff --git a/include/linux/kernel.h b/include/linux/kernel.h
index 92517ae53e7c7dc6db49c11056820224e779f245..211005163682b8d92e685bc1fa08141bb34a2f21 100644
--- a/include/linux/kernel.h
+++ b/include/linux/kernel.h
@@ -322,7 +322,7 @@ void nmi_panic(struct pt_regs *regs, const char *msg);
 extern void oops_enter(void);
 extern void oops_exit(void);
 void print_oops_end_marker(void);
-extern int oops_may_print(void);
+extern bool oops_may_print(void);
 void do_exit(long error_code) __noreturn;
 void complete_and_exit(struct completion *, long) __noreturn;
 
diff --git a/kernel/panic.c b/kernel/panic.c
index e2157ca387c8322827bcf06a77359f206b19743b..93ba061d1c799f77e069c0ad16d79a7c7e7f0563 100644
--- a/kernel/panic.c
+++ b/kernel/panic.c
@@ -505,7 +505,7 @@ static void do_oops_enter_exit(void)
  * Return true if the calling CPU is allowed to print oops-related info.
  * This is a bit racy..
  */
-int oops_may_print(void)
+bool oops_may_print(void)
 {
 	return pause_on_oops_flag == 0;
 }