diff --git a/include/net/sctp/structs.h b/include/net/sctp/structs.h
index 3e80eedab17dddf8b096442741a93392aacc834b..e12aa77abc59c7a1574a3a29ebb95f8aca19e39f 100644
--- a/include/net/sctp/structs.h
+++ b/include/net/sctp/structs.h
@@ -1176,7 +1176,7 @@ struct sctp_ep_common {
 	 *   dead     - Do not attempt to use this object.
 	 */
 	atomic_t    refcnt;
-	char	    dead;
+	bool	    dead;
 
 	/* What socket does this endpoint belong to?  */
 	struct sock *sk;
diff --git a/net/sctp/associola.c b/net/sctp/associola.c
index b893aa6862f4bf92ce1afc2607e43471d5883a53..423549a714e51f6d653b5858f679eeb376ab974e 100644
--- a/net/sctp/associola.c
+++ b/net/sctp/associola.c
@@ -104,7 +104,7 @@ static struct sctp_association *sctp_association_init(struct sctp_association *a
 
 	/* Initialize the object handling fields.  */
 	atomic_set(&asoc->base.refcnt, 1);
-	asoc->base.dead = 0;
+	asoc->base.dead = false;
 
 	/* Initialize the bind addr area.  */
 	sctp_bind_addr_init(&asoc->base.bind_addr, ep->base.bind_addr.port);
@@ -407,7 +407,7 @@ void sctp_association_free(struct sctp_association *asoc)
 	/* Mark as dead, so other users can know this structure is
 	 * going away.
 	 */
-	asoc->base.dead = 1;
+	asoc->base.dead = true;
 
 	/* Dispose of any data lying around in the outqueue. */
 	sctp_outq_free(&asoc->outqueue);
diff --git a/net/sctp/endpointola.c b/net/sctp/endpointola.c
index 46bbfc266efc5ac5f4e76ffb6fcb935c3d56943c..5fbd7bc6bb11077f8af91bf01ea8403c5087c31e 100644
--- a/net/sctp/endpointola.c
+++ b/net/sctp/endpointola.c
@@ -121,7 +121,7 @@ static struct sctp_endpoint *sctp_endpoint_init(struct sctp_endpoint *ep,
 
 	/* Initialize the basic object fields. */
 	atomic_set(&ep->base.refcnt, 1);
-	ep->base.dead = 0;
+	ep->base.dead = false;
 
 	/* Create an input queue.  */
 	sctp_inq_init(&ep->base.inqueue);
@@ -233,7 +233,7 @@ void sctp_endpoint_add_asoc(struct sctp_endpoint *ep,
  */
 void sctp_endpoint_free(struct sctp_endpoint *ep)
 {
-	ep->base.dead = 1;
+	ep->base.dead = true;
 
 	ep->base.sk->sk_state = SCTP_SS_CLOSED;