diff --git a/lib/zclient.c b/lib/zclient.c
index b7d240b4e8..914b02749e 100644
--- a/lib/zclient.c
+++ b/lib/zclient.c
@@ -1765,7 +1765,7 @@ bool zapi_nexthop_update_decode(struct stream *s, struct zapi_route *nhr)
 
 	for (i = 0; i < nhr->nexthop_num; i++) {
 		if (zapi_nexthop_decode(s, &(nhr->nexthops[i]), 0, 0) != 0)
-			return -1;
+			return false;
 	}
 
 	return true;