diff --git a/drivers/char/ipmi/ipmi_si_intf.c b/drivers/char/ipmi/ipmi_si_intf.c
index f124a2d2bb9f..da5b6723329a 100644
--- a/drivers/char/ipmi/ipmi_si_intf.c
+++ b/drivers/char/ipmi/ipmi_si_intf.c
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ enum si_intf_state {
 
 static const char * const si_to_str[] = { "invalid", "kcs", "smic", "bt" };
 
-static int initialized;
+static bool initialized;
 
 /*
  * Indexes into stats[] in smi_info below.
@@ -2124,7 +2124,7 @@ static int __init init_ipmi_si(void)
 	}
 
 skip_fallback_noirq:
-	initialized = 1;
+	initialized = true;
 	mutex_unlock(&smi_infos_lock);
 
 	if (type)