diff --git a/fs/bad_inode.c b/fs/bad_inode.c
index 861b1e1c4777..103f5d7c3083 100644
--- a/fs/bad_inode.c
+++ b/fs/bad_inode.c
@@ -192,7 +192,7 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL(make_bad_inode);
  *	Returns true if the inode in question has been marked as bad.
  */
  
-int is_bad_inode(struct inode *inode)
+bool is_bad_inode(struct inode *inode)
 {
 	return (inode->i_op == &bad_inode_ops);	
 }
diff --git a/include/linux/fs.h b/include/linux/fs.h
index 4b23def18aa9..6b33ac447612 100644
--- a/include/linux/fs.h
+++ b/include/linux/fs.h
@@ -2371,7 +2371,7 @@ extern void init_special_inode(struct inode *, umode_t, dev_t);
 
 /* Invalid inode operations -- fs/bad_inode.c */
 extern void make_bad_inode(struct inode *);
-extern int is_bad_inode(struct inode *);
+extern bool is_bad_inode(struct inode *);
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_BLOCK
 /*