diff --git a/hw/s390x/s390-skeys-kvm.c b/hw/s390x/s390-skeys-kvm.c
index 1c4d805ad8..3ff9d94b80 100644
--- a/hw/s390x/s390-skeys-kvm.c
+++ b/hw/s390x/s390-skeys-kvm.c
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
 #include "qemu/error-report.h"
 #include "qemu/module.h"
 
-static int kvm_s390_skeys_enabled(S390SKeysState *ss)
+static bool kvm_s390_skeys_are_enabled(S390SKeysState *ss)
 {
     S390SKeysClass *skeyclass = S390_SKEYS_GET_CLASS(ss);
     uint8_t single_key;
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ static void kvm_s390_skeys_class_init(ObjectClass *oc, void *data)
     S390SKeysClass *skeyclass = S390_SKEYS_CLASS(oc);
     DeviceClass *dc = DEVICE_CLASS(oc);
 
-    skeyclass->skeys_enabled = kvm_s390_skeys_enabled;
+    skeyclass->skeys_are_enabled = kvm_s390_skeys_are_enabled;
     skeyclass->get_skeys = kvm_s390_skeys_get;
     skeyclass->set_skeys = kvm_s390_skeys_set;
 
diff --git a/hw/s390x/s390-skeys.c b/hw/s390x/s390-skeys.c
index db73e9091d..9e994a5582 100644
--- a/hw/s390x/s390-skeys.c
+++ b/hw/s390x/s390-skeys.c
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ void hmp_info_skeys(Monitor *mon, const QDict *qdict)
     int r;
 
     /* Quick check to see if guest is using storage keys*/
-    if (!skeyclass->skeys_enabled(ss)) {
+    if (!skeyclass->skeys_are_enabled(ss)) {
         monitor_printf(mon, "Error: This guest is not using storage keys\n");
         return;
     }
@@ -128,7 +128,7 @@ void qmp_dump_skeys(const char *filename, Error **errp)
     FILE *f;
 
     /* Quick check to see if guest is using storage keys*/
-    if (!skeyclass->skeys_enabled(ss)) {
+    if (!skeyclass->skeys_are_enabled(ss)) {
         error_setg(errp, "This guest is not using storage keys - "
                          "nothing to dump");
         return;
@@ -200,9 +200,9 @@ static void qemu_s390_skeys_init(Object *obj)
     skeys->keydata = g_malloc0(skeys->key_count);
 }
 
-static int qemu_s390_skeys_enabled(S390SKeysState *ss)
+static bool qemu_s390_skeys_are_enabled(S390SKeysState *ss)
 {
-    return 1;
+    return true;
 }
 
 static int qemu_s390_skeys_set(S390SKeysState *ss, uint64_t start_gfn,
@@ -250,7 +250,7 @@ static void qemu_s390_skeys_class_init(ObjectClass *oc, void *data)
     S390SKeysClass *skeyclass = S390_SKEYS_CLASS(oc);
     DeviceClass *dc = DEVICE_CLASS(oc);
 
-    skeyclass->skeys_enabled = qemu_s390_skeys_enabled;
+    skeyclass->skeys_are_enabled = qemu_s390_skeys_are_enabled;
     skeyclass->get_skeys = qemu_s390_skeys_get;
     skeyclass->set_skeys = qemu_s390_skeys_set;
 
@@ -277,7 +277,7 @@ static void s390_storage_keys_save(QEMUFile *f, void *opaque)
     int error = 0;
     uint8_t *buf;
 
-    if (!skeyclass->skeys_enabled(ss)) {
+    if (!skeyclass->skeys_are_enabled(ss)) {
         goto end_stream;
     }
 
diff --git a/include/hw/s390x/storage-keys.h b/include/hw/s390x/storage-keys.h
index 2888d42d0b..eb091842c8 100644
--- a/include/hw/s390x/storage-keys.h
+++ b/include/hw/s390x/storage-keys.h
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ struct S390SKeysState {
 
 struct S390SKeysClass {
     DeviceClass parent_class;
-    int (*skeys_enabled)(S390SKeysState *ks);
+    bool (*skeys_are_enabled)(S390SKeysState *ks);
     int (*get_skeys)(S390SKeysState *ks, uint64_t start_gfn, uint64_t count,
                      uint8_t *keys);
     int (*set_skeys)(S390SKeysState *ks, uint64_t start_gfn, uint64_t count,