diff --git a/drivers/staging/rtl8723au/include/rtw_mlme.h b/drivers/staging/rtl8723au/include/rtw_mlme.h
index 1bb9e6cce796..1aafa26aff5b 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/rtl8723au/include/rtw_mlme.h
+++ b/drivers/staging/rtl8723au/include/rtw_mlme.h
@@ -332,7 +332,7 @@ static inline u8 *get_bssid(struct mlme_priv *pmlmepriv)
 	return pmlmepriv->cur_network.network.MacAddress;
 }
 
-static inline int check_fwstate(struct mlme_priv *pmlmepriv, int state)
+static inline bool check_fwstate(struct mlme_priv *pmlmepriv, int state)
 {
 	if (pmlmepriv->fw_state & state)
 		return true;