diff --git a/drivers/cpufreq/cpufreq.c b/drivers/cpufreq/cpufreq.c
index df445b44e9ec0b59d566f2f1d6226e196f2d1781..cdcfed7db1cfe3a2c3a9d00dfd40380f427adbc2 100644
--- a/drivers/cpufreq/cpufreq.c
+++ b/drivers/cpufreq/cpufreq.c
@@ -605,10 +605,9 @@ static ssize_t show_boost(struct kobject *kobj,
 static ssize_t store_boost(struct kobject *kobj, struct kobj_attribute *attr,
 			   const char *buf, size_t count)
 {
-	int ret, enable;
+	bool enable;
 
-	ret = sscanf(buf, "%d", &enable);
-	if (ret != 1 || enable < 0 || enable > 1)
+	if (kstrtobool(buf, &enable))
 		return -EINVAL;
 
 	if (cpufreq_boost_trigger_state(enable)) {
@@ -632,10 +631,10 @@ static ssize_t show_local_boost(struct cpufreq_policy *policy, char *buf)
 static ssize_t store_local_boost(struct cpufreq_policy *policy,
 				 const char *buf, size_t count)
 {
-	int ret, enable;
+	int ret;
+	bool enable;
 
-	ret = kstrtoint(buf, 10, &enable);
-	if (ret || enable < 0 || enable > 1)
+	if (kstrtobool(buf, &enable))	
 		return -EINVAL;
 
 	if (!cpufreq_driver->boost_enabled)