diff --git a/net/batman-adv/main.c b/net/batman-adv/main.c
index fd9333dffc97..a22247a61d3e 100644
--- a/net/batman-adv/main.c
+++ b/net/batman-adv/main.c
@@ -209,10 +209,13 @@ void batadv_mesh_free(struct net_device *soft_iface)
  * interfaces in the current mesh
  * @bat_priv: the bat priv with all the soft interface information
  * @addr: the address to check
+ *
+ * Returns 'true' if the mac address was found, false otherwise.
  */
-int batadv_is_my_mac(struct batadv_priv *bat_priv, const uint8_t *addr)
+bool batadv_is_my_mac(struct batadv_priv *bat_priv, const uint8_t *addr)
 {
 	const struct batadv_hard_iface *hard_iface;
+	bool is_my_mac = false;
 
 	rcu_read_lock();
 	list_for_each_entry_rcu(hard_iface, &batadv_hardif_list, list) {
@@ -223,12 +226,12 @@ int batadv_is_my_mac(struct batadv_priv *bat_priv, const uint8_t *addr)
 			continue;
 
 		if (batadv_compare_eth(hard_iface->net_dev->dev_addr, addr)) {
-			rcu_read_unlock();
-			return 1;
+			is_my_mac = true;
+			break;
 		}
 	}
 	rcu_read_unlock();
-	return 0;
+	return is_my_mac;
 }
 
 /**
diff --git a/net/batman-adv/main.h b/net/batman-adv/main.h
index 026ba37f31a6..96876d29f952 100644
--- a/net/batman-adv/main.h
+++ b/net/batman-adv/main.h
@@ -195,7 +195,7 @@ extern struct workqueue_struct *batadv_event_workqueue;
 
 int batadv_mesh_init(struct net_device *soft_iface);
 void batadv_mesh_free(struct net_device *soft_iface);
-int batadv_is_my_mac(struct batadv_priv *bat_priv, const uint8_t *addr);
+bool batadv_is_my_mac(struct batadv_priv *bat_priv, const uint8_t *addr);
 struct batadv_hard_iface *
 batadv_seq_print_text_primary_if_get(struct seq_file *seq);
 int batadv_max_header_len(void);