diff --git a/drivers/scsi/sd.c b/drivers/scsi/sd.c
index b801212eefb5..72db0f7d221a 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/sd.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/sd.c
@@ -257,6 +257,7 @@ static ssize_t
 allow_restart_store(struct device *dev, struct device_attribute *attr,
 		    const char *buf, size_t count)
 {
+	bool v;
 	struct scsi_disk *sdkp = to_scsi_disk(dev);
 	struct scsi_device *sdp = sdkp->device;
 
@@ -266,7 +267,10 @@ allow_restart_store(struct device *dev, struct device_attribute *attr,
 	if (sdp->type != TYPE_DISK && sdp->type != TYPE_ZBC)
 		return -EINVAL;
 
-	sdp->allow_restart = simple_strtoul(buf, NULL, 10);
+	if (kstrtobool(buf, &v))
+		return -EINVAL;
+
+	sdp->allow_restart = v;
 
 	return count;
 }