diff --git a/drivers/staging/rtl8723bs/core/rtw_cmd.c b/drivers/staging/rtl8723bs/core/rtw_cmd.c
index 22eb6fa475b9..79893da86edb 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/rtl8723bs/core/rtw_cmd.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/rtl8723bs/core/rtw_cmd.c
@@ -1125,14 +1125,14 @@ static void collect_traffic_statistics(struct adapter *padapter)
 	pdvobjpriv->traffic_stat.cur_rx_tp = (u32)(pdvobjpriv->traffic_stat.cur_rx_bytes * 8 / 2 / 1024 / 1024);
 }
 
-u8 traffic_status_watchdog(struct adapter *padapter, u8 from_timer)
+bool traffic_status_watchdog(struct adapter *padapter, bool from_timer)
 {
-	u8 should_enter_ps = false;
+	bool should_enter_ps = false;
 	u16 busy_threshold_high = 25;
 	u16 busy_threshold_low = 10;
 	u16 busy_threshold = busy_threshold_high;
-	u8 busy_traffic = false, tx_busy_traffic = false, rx_busy_traffic = false;
-	u8 higher_busy_traffic = false, higher_busy_rx_traffic = false, higher_busy_tx_traffic = false;
+	bool busy_traffic = false, tx_busy_traffic = false, rx_busy_traffic = false;
+	bool higher_busy_traffic = false, higher_busy_rx_traffic = false, higher_busy_tx_traffic = false;
 	struct mlme_priv *pmlmepriv = &padapter->mlmepriv;
 
 	collect_traffic_statistics(padapter);
@@ -1239,7 +1239,7 @@ static void dynamic_chk_wk_hdl(struct adapter *padapter)
 	/* if (check_fwstate(pmlmepriv, _FW_UNDER_LINKING|_FW_UNDER_SURVEY) ==false) */
 	{
 		linked_status_chk(padapter);
-		traffic_status_watchdog(padapter, 0);
+		traffic_status_watchdog(padapter, false);
 	}
 	rtw_hal_dm_watchdog(padapter);
 
diff --git a/drivers/staging/rtl8723bs/core/rtw_mlme.c b/drivers/staging/rtl8723bs/core/rtw_mlme.c
index a3d957d126de..e0ce71e56785 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/rtl8723bs/core/rtw_mlme.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/rtl8723bs/core/rtw_mlme.c
@@ -1643,11 +1643,11 @@ void rtw_dynamic_check_timer_handler(struct adapter *adapter)
 	if ((adapter_to_pwrctl(adapter)->fw_current_in_ps_mode)
 		&& !(hal_btcoex_IsBtControlLps(adapter))
 		) {
-		u8 should_enter_ps;
+		bool should_enter_ps;
 
 		linked_status_chk(adapter);
 
-		should_enter_ps = traffic_status_watchdog(adapter, 1);
+		should_enter_ps = traffic_status_watchdog(adapter, true);
 		if (should_enter_ps) {
 			/* rtw_lps_ctrl_wk_cmd(adapter, LPS_CTRL_ENTER, 1); */
 			rtw_hal_dm_watchdog_in_lps(adapter);
diff --git a/drivers/staging/rtl8723bs/include/rtw_mlme_ext.h b/drivers/staging/rtl8723bs/include/rtw_mlme_ext.h
index afa5631a441a..31bb09bc3534 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/rtl8723bs/include/rtw_mlme_ext.h
+++ b/drivers/staging/rtl8723bs/include/rtw_mlme_ext.h
@@ -615,7 +615,7 @@ extern void process_addba_req(struct adapter *padapter, u8 *paddba_req, u8 *addr
 extern void update_TSF(struct mlme_ext_priv *pmlmeext, u8 *pframe, uint len);
 extern void correct_TSF(struct adapter *padapter, struct mlme_ext_priv *pmlmeext);
 extern void adaptive_early_32k(struct mlme_ext_priv *pmlmeext, u8 *pframe, uint len);
-extern u8 traffic_status_watchdog(struct adapter *padapter, u8 from_timer);
+extern bool traffic_status_watchdog(struct adapter *padapter, bool from_timer);
 
 int rtw_chk_start_clnt_join(struct adapter *padapter, u8 *ch, u8 *bw, u8 *offset);