diff --git a/libselinux/src/avc_internal.c b/libselinux/src/avc_internal.c
index 26f3360e..49cecc96 100644
--- a/libselinux/src/avc_internal.c
+++ b/libselinux/src/avc_internal.c
@@ -176,6 +176,7 @@ static int avc_netlink_process(void *buf)
 
 	case SELNL_MSG_SETENFORCE:{
 		struct selnl_msg_setenforce *msg = NLMSG_DATA(nlh);
+		msg->val = !!msg->val;
 		avc_log(SELINUX_INFO,
 			"%s:  received setenforce notice (enforcing=%d)\n",
 			avc_prefix, msg->val);
diff --git a/libselinux/src/getenforce.c b/libselinux/src/getenforce.c
index 4fb516a6..03d3abc5 100644
--- a/libselinux/src/getenforce.c
+++ b/libselinux/src/getenforce.c
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ int security_getenforce(void)
 	if (sscanf(buf, "%d", &enforce) != 1)
 		return -1;
 
-	return enforce;
+	return !!enforce;
 }
 
 hidden_def(security_getenforce)