diff --git a/drivers/infiniband/hw/hfi1/hfi.h b/drivers/infiniband/hw/hfi1/hfi.h
index 9d7c65c7f939..f06674317abf 100644
--- a/drivers/infiniband/hw/hfi1/hfi.h
+++ b/drivers/infiniband/hw/hfi1/hfi.h
@@ -1660,7 +1660,7 @@ static inline bool process_ecn(struct rvt_qp *qp, struct hfi1_packet *pkt,
 	bth1 = be32_to_cpu(ohdr->bth[1]);
 	if (unlikely(bth1 & (IB_BECN_SMASK | IB_FECN_SMASK))) {
 		hfi1_process_ecn_slowpath(qp, pkt, do_cnp);
-		return bth1 & IB_FECN_SMASK;
+		return !!(bth1 & IB_FECN_SMASK);
 	}
 	return false;
 }
diff --git a/drivers/infiniband/hw/hfi1/rc.c b/drivers/infiniband/hw/hfi1/rc.c
index da968b76ba62..9b3333fd9dc0 100644
--- a/drivers/infiniband/hw/hfi1/rc.c
+++ b/drivers/infiniband/hw/hfi1/rc.c
@@ -1930,7 +1930,8 @@ void hfi1_rc_rcv(struct hfi1_packet *packet)
 	int diff;
 	struct ib_reth *reth;
 	unsigned long flags;
-	int ret, is_fecn = 0;
+	int ret;
+	bool is_fecn = false;
 	bool copy_last = false;
 	u32 rkey;