diff --git a/net/rds/ib_recv.c b/net/rds/ib_recv.c
index 3afdcbdd06b4..ed9b41e3b277 100644
--- a/net/rds/ib_recv.c
+++ b/net/rds/ib_recv.c
@@ -379,7 +379,7 @@ void rds_ib_recv_refill(struct rds_connection *conn, int prefill, gfp_t gfp)
 	struct ib_recv_wr *failed_wr;
 	unsigned int posted = 0;
 	int ret = 0;
-	int can_wait = gfp & __GFP_WAIT;
+	bool can_wait = !!(gfp & __GFP_WAIT);
 	u32 pos;
 
 	/* the goal here is to just make sure that someone, somewhere