diff --git a/src/settings/plugins/ifcfg-rh/shvar.c b/src/settings/plugins/ifcfg-rh/shvar.c
index 4a5ca1d186..283aa82611 100644
--- a/src/settings/plugins/ifcfg-rh/shvar.c
+++ b/src/settings/plugins/ifcfg-rh/shvar.c
@@ -303,11 +303,11 @@ svGetValueFull (shvarFile *s, const char *key, gboolean verbatim)
  * return FALSE if <key> resolves to any non-truth value (e.g. "no", "n", "false")
  * return <default> otherwise
  */
-gboolean
-svTrueValue (shvarFile *s, const char *key, gboolean def)
+gint
+svTrueValue (shvarFile *s, const char *key, gint def)
 {
 	char *tmp;
-	gboolean returnValue = def;
+	gint returnValue = def;
 
 	tmp = svGetValue (s, key, FALSE);
 	if (!tmp)
diff --git a/src/settings/plugins/ifcfg-rh/shvar.h b/src/settings/plugins/ifcfg-rh/shvar.h
index 4902541b00..de7a358556 100644
--- a/src/settings/plugins/ifcfg-rh/shvar.h
+++ b/src/settings/plugins/ifcfg-rh/shvar.h
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ char *svGetValueFull (shvarFile *s, const char *key, gboolean verbatim);
  * return FALSE if <key> resolves to any non-truth value (e.g. "no", "n", "false")
  * return <def> otherwise
  */
-gboolean svTrueValue (shvarFile *s, const char *key, gboolean def);
+gint svTrueValue (shvarFile *s, const char *key, gint def);
 
 gint64 svGetValueInt64 (shvarFile *s, const char *key, guint base, gint64 min, gint64 max, gint64 fallback);