diff --git a/include/migration/snapshot.h b/include/migration/snapshot.h
index c85b6ec75b..0eaf1ba0b1 100644
--- a/include/migration/snapshot.h
+++ b/include/migration/snapshot.h
@@ -15,7 +15,14 @@
 #ifndef QEMU_MIGRATION_SNAPSHOT_H
 #define QEMU_MIGRATION_SNAPSHOT_H
 
-int save_snapshot(const char *name, Error **errp);
+/**
+ * save_snapshot: Save an internal snapshot.
+ * @name: name of internal snapshot
+ * @errp: pointer to error object
+ * On success, return %true.
+ * On failure, store an error through @errp and return %false.
+ */
+bool save_snapshot(const char *name, Error **errp);
 int load_snapshot(const char *name, Error **errp);
 
 #endif
diff --git a/migration/savevm.c b/migration/savevm.c
index 948e82c9ed..63f1e63e51 100644
--- a/migration/savevm.c
+++ b/migration/savevm.c
@@ -2764,7 +2764,7 @@ int qemu_load_device_state(QEMUFile *f)
     return 0;
 }
 
-int save_snapshot(const char *name, Error **errp)
+bool save_snapshot(const char *name, Error **errp)
 {
     BlockDriverState *bs;
     QEMUSnapshotInfo sn1, *sn = &sn1;
@@ -2777,29 +2777,29 @@ int save_snapshot(const char *name, Error **errp)
     AioContext *aio_context;
 
     if (migration_is_blocked(errp)) {
-        return ret;
+        return false;
     }
 
     if (!replay_can_snapshot()) {
         error_setg(errp, "Record/replay does not allow making snapshot "
                    "right now. Try once more later.");
-        return ret;
+        return false;
     }
 
     if (!bdrv_all_can_snapshot(errp)) {
-        return ret;
+        return false;
     }
 
     /* Delete old snapshots of the same name */
     if (name) {
         if (bdrv_all_delete_snapshot(name, errp) < 0) {
-            return ret;
+            return false;
         }
     }
 
     bs = bdrv_all_find_vmstate_bs(errp);
     if (bs == NULL) {
-        return ret;
+        return false;
     }
     aio_context = bdrv_get_aio_context(bs);
 
@@ -2808,7 +2808,7 @@ int save_snapshot(const char *name, Error **errp)
     ret = global_state_store();
     if (ret) {
         error_setg(errp, "Error saving global state");
-        return ret;
+        return false;
     }
     vm_stop(RUN_STATE_SAVE_VM);
 
@@ -2880,7 +2880,7 @@ int save_snapshot(const char *name, Error **errp)
     if (saved_vm_running) {
         vm_start();
     }
-    return ret;
+    return ret == 0;
 }
 
 void qmp_xen_save_devices_state(const char *filename, bool has_live, bool live,
diff --git a/replay/replay-debugging.c b/replay/replay-debugging.c
index 3a9b609e62..8e0050915d 100644
--- a/replay/replay-debugging.c
+++ b/replay/replay-debugging.c
@@ -323,7 +323,7 @@ void replay_gdb_attached(void)
      */
     if (replay_mode == REPLAY_MODE_PLAY
         && !replay_snapshot) {
-        if (save_snapshot("start_debugging", NULL) != 0) {
+        if (!save_snapshot("start_debugging", NULL)) {
             /* Can't create the snapshot. Continue conventional debugging. */
         }
     }
diff --git a/replay/replay-snapshot.c b/replay/replay-snapshot.c
index e26fa4c892..4f2560d156 100644
--- a/replay/replay-snapshot.c
+++ b/replay/replay-snapshot.c
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ void replay_vmstate_init(void)
 
     if (replay_snapshot) {
         if (replay_mode == REPLAY_MODE_RECORD) {
-            if (save_snapshot(replay_snapshot, &err) != 0) {
+            if (!save_snapshot(replay_snapshot, &err)) {
                 error_report_err(err);
                 error_report("Could not create snapshot for icount record");
                 exit(1);