diff --git a/fs/nfs_common/grace.c b/fs/nfs_common/grace.c
index c030cd618b99..897b299db55e 100644
--- a/fs/nfs_common/grace.c
+++ b/fs/nfs_common/grace.c
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ locks_end_grace(struct lock_manager *lm)
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(locks_end_grace);
 
-static int
+static bool
 __state_in_grace(struct net *net, bool open)
 {
 	struct list_head *grace_list = net_generic(net, grace_net_id);
@@ -78,15 +78,15 @@ __state_in_grace(struct net *net, bool open)
  * to answer ordinary lock requests, and when they should accept only
  * lock reclaims.
  */
-int locks_in_grace(struct net *net)
+bool locks_in_grace(struct net *net)
 {
-	return __state_in_grace(net, 0);
+	return __state_in_grace(net, false);
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(locks_in_grace);
 
-int opens_in_grace(struct net *net)
+bool opens_in_grace(struct net *net)
 {
-	return __state_in_grace(net, 1);
+	return __state_in_grace(net, true);
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(opens_in_grace);
 
diff --git a/include/linux/fs.h b/include/linux/fs.h
index 339e73742e73..8cc0493c7c39 100644
--- a/include/linux/fs.h
+++ b/include/linux/fs.h
@@ -970,8 +970,8 @@ struct lock_manager {
 struct net;
 void locks_start_grace(struct net *, struct lock_manager *);
 void locks_end_grace(struct lock_manager *);
-int locks_in_grace(struct net *);
-int opens_in_grace(struct net *);
+bool locks_in_grace(struct net *);
+bool opens_in_grace(struct net *);
 
 /* that will die - we need it for nfs_lock_info */
 #include <linux/nfs_fs_i.h>