diff --git a/drivers/md/dm-mpath.c b/drivers/md/dm-mpath.c
index 6400cffb986df2..3570bcb7a4a4e5 100644
--- a/drivers/md/dm-mpath.c
+++ b/drivers/md/dm-mpath.c
@@ -427,7 +427,7 @@ static struct pgpath *choose_pgpath(struct multipath *m, size_t nr_bytes)
 	unsigned long flags;
 	struct priority_group *pg;
 	struct pgpath *pgpath;
-	bool bypassed = true;
+	unsigned bypassed = 1;
 
 	if (!atomic_read(&m->nr_valid_paths)) {
 		clear_bit(MPATHF_QUEUE_IO, &m->flags);
@@ -466,7 +466,7 @@ static struct pgpath *choose_pgpath(struct multipath *m, size_t nr_bytes)
 	 */
 	do {
 		list_for_each_entry(pg, &m->priority_groups, list) {
-			if (pg->bypassed == bypassed)
+			if (pg->bypassed == !!bypassed)
 				continue;
 			pgpath = choose_path_in_pg(m, pg, nr_bytes);
 			if (!IS_ERR_OR_NULL(pgpath)) {