diff --git a/drivers/gpu/nvgpu/include/nvgpu/nvhost.h b/drivers/gpu/nvgpu/include/nvgpu/nvhost.h
index dd2e64d2e..2bb22cf4e 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/nvgpu/include/nvgpu/nvhost.h
+++ b/drivers/gpu/nvgpu/include/nvgpu/nvhost.h
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ void nvgpu_nvhost_module_idle_ext(struct nvgpu_nvhost_dev *nvhost_dev);
 
 void nvgpu_nvhost_debug_dump_device(struct nvgpu_nvhost_dev *nvhost_dev);
 
-int nvgpu_nvhost_syncpt_is_expired_ext(struct nvgpu_nvhost_dev *nvhost_dev,
+bool nvgpu_nvhost_syncpt_is_expired_ext(struct nvgpu_nvhost_dev *nvhost_dev,
 	u32 id, u32 thresh);
 int nvgpu_nvhost_syncpt_wait_timeout_ext(struct nvgpu_nvhost_dev *nvhost_dev,
 	u32 id, u32 thresh, u32 timeout, u32 *value, struct timespec *ts);
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/nvgpu/os/linux/nvhost.c b/drivers/gpu/nvgpu/os/linux/nvhost.c
index ff9c3379e..3605560be 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/nvgpu/os/linux/nvhost.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/nvgpu/os/linux/nvhost.c
@@ -97,7 +97,7 @@ bool nvgpu_nvhost_syncpt_is_valid_pt_ext(
 	return nvhost_syncpt_is_valid_pt_ext(nvhost_dev->host1x_pdev, id);
 }
 
-int nvgpu_nvhost_syncpt_is_expired_ext(
+bool nvgpu_nvhost_syncpt_is_expired_ext(
 	struct nvgpu_nvhost_dev *nvhost_dev, u32 id, u32 thresh)
 {
 	return nvhost_syncpt_is_expired_ext(nvhost_dev->host1x_pdev,
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/nvgpu/os/posix/posix-nvhost.c b/drivers/gpu/nvgpu/os/posix/posix-nvhost.c
index 53d75171c..c5d81e6ac 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/nvgpu/os/posix/posix-nvhost.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/nvgpu/os/posix/posix-nvhost.c
@@ -68,11 +68,11 @@ bool nvgpu_nvhost_syncpt_is_valid_pt_ext(
 	return false;
 }
 
-int nvgpu_nvhost_syncpt_is_expired_ext(
+bool nvgpu_nvhost_syncpt_is_expired_ext(
 	struct nvgpu_nvhost_dev *nvhost_dev, u32 id, u32 thresh)
 {
 	BUG();
-	return 0;
+	return false;
 }
 
 u32 nvgpu_nvhost_syncpt_incr_max_ext(