diff --git a/kernel/audit.c b/kernel/audit.c
index e75918f79a83..f0cf9bfc806c 100644
--- a/kernel/audit.c
+++ b/kernel/audit.c
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ static int	audit_initialized;
 #define AUDIT_ON	1
 #define AUDIT_LOCKED	2
 u32		audit_enabled = AUDIT_OFF;
-u32		audit_ever_enabled = !!AUDIT_OFF;
+bool		audit_ever_enabled = !!AUDIT_OFF;
 
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(audit_enabled);
 
diff --git a/kernel/audit.h b/kernel/audit.h
index b331d9b83f63..6bdaf6bd377e 100644
--- a/kernel/audit.h
+++ b/kernel/audit.h
@@ -208,7 +208,7 @@ struct audit_context {
 	struct audit_proctitle proctitle;
 };
 
-extern u32 audit_ever_enabled;
+extern bool audit_ever_enabled;
 
 extern void audit_copy_inode(struct audit_names *name,
 			     const struct dentry *dentry,