diff --git a/include/linux/ring_buffer.h b/include/linux/ring_buffer.h
index 5176124fc4ba3060d5b26b0be93191c980f936b7..0940fda59872c039d8a555bc533113648a0b1d08 100644
--- a/include/linux/ring_buffer.h
+++ b/include/linux/ring_buffer.h
@@ -165,7 +165,7 @@ void ring_buffer_record_enable(struct ring_buffer *buffer);
 void ring_buffer_record_off(struct ring_buffer *buffer);
 void ring_buffer_record_on(struct ring_buffer *buffer);
 bool ring_buffer_record_is_on(struct ring_buffer *buffer);
-int ring_buffer_record_is_set_on(struct ring_buffer *buffer);
+bool ring_buffer_record_is_set_on(struct ring_buffer *buffer);
 void ring_buffer_record_disable_cpu(struct ring_buffer *buffer, int cpu);
 void ring_buffer_record_enable_cpu(struct ring_buffer *buffer, int cpu);
 
diff --git a/kernel/trace/ring_buffer.c b/kernel/trace/ring_buffer.c
index ffb43cbc5c1375bf19cb20f9ca149c6f0f265a1f..b386830b4d51a99454d7cb07e3145f15cd7fbc34 100644
--- a/kernel/trace/ring_buffer.c
+++ b/kernel/trace/ring_buffer.c
@@ -3237,7 +3237,7 @@ bool ring_buffer_record_is_on(struct ring_buffer *buffer)
  * ring_buffer_record_disable(), as that is a temporary disabling of
  * the ring buffer.
  */
-int ring_buffer_record_is_set_on(struct ring_buffer *buffer)
+bool ring_buffer_record_is_set_on(struct ring_buffer *buffer)
 {
 	return !(atomic_read(&buffer->record_disabled) & RB_BUFFER_OFF);
 }