diff --git a/include/linux/slab.h b/include/linux/slab.h
index 7e37d448ed91..7c82e3b307a3 100644
--- a/include/linux/slab.h
+++ b/include/linux/slab.h
@@ -111,7 +111,7 @@ struct mem_cgroup;
  * struct kmem_cache related prototypes
  */
 void __init kmem_cache_init(void);
-int slab_is_available(void);
+bool slab_is_available(void);
 
 struct kmem_cache *kmem_cache_create(const char *, size_t, size_t,
 			unsigned long,
diff --git a/mm/slab_common.c b/mm/slab_common.c
index 5ce4faeb16fb..113a6fd597db 100644
--- a/mm/slab_common.c
+++ b/mm/slab_common.c
@@ -692,7 +692,7 @@ int kmem_cache_shrink(struct kmem_cache *cachep)
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(kmem_cache_shrink);
 
-int slab_is_available(void)
+bool slab_is_available(void)
 {
 	return slab_state >= UP;
 }