diff --git a/include/linux/memblock.h b/include/linux/memblock.h
index d4b56351027b..2d79ec1496e5 100644
--- a/include/linux/memblock.h
+++ b/include/linux/memblock.h
@@ -330,7 +330,7 @@ void memblock_enforce_memory_limit(phys_addr_t memory_limit);
 int memblock_is_memory(phys_addr_t addr);
 int memblock_is_map_memory(phys_addr_t addr);
 int memblock_is_region_memory(phys_addr_t base, phys_addr_t size);
-int memblock_overlaps_memory(phys_addr_t base, phys_addr_t size);
+bool memblock_overlaps_memory(phys_addr_t base, phys_addr_t size);
 int memblock_is_reserved(phys_addr_t addr);
 bool memblock_is_region_reserved(phys_addr_t base, phys_addr_t size);
 
diff --git a/mm/memblock.c b/mm/memblock.c
index 351a4840a407..241225579f3a 100644
--- a/mm/memblock.c
+++ b/mm/memblock.c
@@ -1605,11 +1605,12 @@ int __init_memblock memblock_is_region_memory(phys_addr_t base, phys_addr_t size
 		 memblock.memory.regions[idx].size) >= end;
 }
 
-int __init_memblock memblock_overlaps_memory(phys_addr_t base, phys_addr_t size)
+bool __init_memblock memblock_overlaps_memory(phys_addr_t base,
+					      phys_addr_t size)
 {
 	memblock_cap_size(base, &size);
 
-	return memblock_overlaps_region(&memblock.memory, base, size) >= 0;
+	return memblock_overlaps_region(&memblock.memory, base, size);
 }
 
 /**