diff --git a/drivers/mmc/core/mmc.c b/drivers/mmc/core/mmc.c
index 1522fd2b517d..3424bc9e20c5 100644
--- a/drivers/mmc/core/mmc.c
+++ b/drivers/mmc/core/mmc.c
@@ -2007,7 +2007,7 @@ static int mmc_sleep(struct mmc_host *host)
 	return err;
 }
 
-static int mmc_can_poweroff_notify(const struct mmc_card *card)
+static bool mmc_can_poweroff_notify(const struct mmc_card *card)
 {
 	return card &&
 		mmc_card_mmc(card) &&