diff --git a/security/smack/smackfs.c b/security/smack/smackfs.c
index 54f6e18..5498c4a 100644
--- a/security/smack/smackfs.c
+++ b/security/smack/smackfs.c
@@ -1497,6 +1497,7 @@
 {
 	struct smack_rule rule;
 	char *data;
+	int res;
 
 	if (!capable(CAP_MAC_ADMIN))
 		return -EPERM;
@@ -1508,8 +1509,10 @@
 	if (count < SMK_LOADLEN || smk_parse_rule(data, &rule))
 		return -EINVAL;
 
-	data[0] = smk_access(rule.smk_subject, rule.smk_object,
-			     rule.smk_access, NULL) == 0;
+	res = smk_access(rule.smk_subject, rule.smk_object, rule.smk_access,
+			  NULL);
+	data[0] = res == 0 ? '1' : '0';
+	data[1] = '\0';
 
 	simple_transaction_set(file, 1);
 	return SMK_LOADLEN;