diff --git a/iscsi-scst/kernel/session.c b/iscsi-scst/kernel/session.c
index dd80debbe..20990cfca 100644
--- a/iscsi-scst/kernel/session.c
+++ b/iscsi-scst/kernel/session.c
@@ -102,7 +102,7 @@ static int iscsi_session_alloc(struct iscsi_target *target,
 
 	if (!session->sess_params.rdma_extensions) {
 		err = iscsi_threads_pool_get(
-			(bool)scst_get_acg_tgt_priv(session->scst_sess->acg),
+			scst_get_acg_tgt_priv(session->scst_sess->acg) != NULL,
 			&session->scst_sess->acg->acg_cpu_mask,
 			&session->sess_thr_pool);
 		if (err != 0)
diff --git a/iscsi-scst/kernel/target.c b/iscsi-scst/kernel/target.c
index 3abe23f21..3b563139f 100644
--- a/iscsi-scst/kernel/target.c
+++ b/iscsi-scst/kernel/target.c
@@ -665,7 +665,7 @@ static ssize_t iscsi_acg_sess_dedicated_threads_show(struct kobject *kobj,
 	TRACE_ENTRY();
 
 	acg = container_of(kobj, struct scst_acg, acg_kobj);
-	dedicated = (bool)scst_get_acg_tgt_priv(acg);
+	dedicated = scst_get_acg_tgt_priv(acg) != NULL;
 
 	pos = sprintf(buf, "%d\n%s", dedicated,
 		dedicated ? SCST_SYSFS_KEY_MARK "\n" : "");