diff --git a/drivers/nvme/host/multipath.c b/drivers/nvme/host/multipath.c
index f25582e4d88b..561dd08022c0 100644
--- a/drivers/nvme/host/multipath.c
+++ b/drivers/nvme/host/multipath.c
@@ -427,7 +427,7 @@ static bool nvme_available_path(struct nvme_ns_head *head)
 	struct nvme_ns *ns;
 
 	if (!test_bit(NVME_NSHEAD_DISK_LIVE, &head->flags))
-		return NULL;
+		return false;
 
 	list_for_each_entry_srcu(ns, &head->list, siblings,
 				 srcu_read_lock_held(&head->srcu)) {