diff --git a/include/linux/ioport.h b/include/linux/ioport.h
index 93b4183cf53d..da0ebaec25f0 100644
--- a/include/linux/ioport.h
+++ b/include/linux/ioport.h
@@ -265,7 +265,7 @@ extern struct resource * __devm_request_region(struct device *dev,
 extern void __devm_release_region(struct device *dev, struct resource *parent,
 				  resource_size_t start, resource_size_t n);
 extern int iomem_map_sanity_check(resource_size_t addr, unsigned long size);
-extern int iomem_is_exclusive(u64 addr);
+extern bool iomem_is_exclusive(u64 addr);
 
 extern int
 walk_system_ram_range(unsigned long start_pfn, unsigned long nr_pages,
diff --git a/kernel/resource.c b/kernel/resource.c
index 54ba6de3757c..a269b9a1e834 100644
--- a/kernel/resource.c
+++ b/kernel/resource.c
@@ -1563,17 +1563,17 @@ static int strict_iomem_checks;
 
 /*
  * check if an address is reserved in the iomem resource tree
- * returns 1 if reserved, 0 if not reserved.
+ * returns true if reserved, false if not reserved.
  */
-int iomem_is_exclusive(u64 addr)
+bool iomem_is_exclusive(u64 addr)
 {
 	struct resource *p = &iomem_resource;
-	int err = 0;
+	bool err = false;
 	loff_t l;
 	int size = PAGE_SIZE;
 
 	if (!strict_iomem_checks)
-		return 0;
+		return false;
 
 	addr = addr & PAGE_MASK;
 
@@ -1596,7 +1596,7 @@ int iomem_is_exclusive(u64 addr)
 			continue;
 		if (IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_IO_STRICT_DEVMEM)
 				|| p->flags & IORESOURCE_EXCLUSIVE) {
-			err = 1;
+			err = true;
 			break;
 		}
 	}