diff --git a/include/qemu/hbitmap.h b/include/qemu/hbitmap.h
index af4e4ab746..8136e33674 100644
--- a/include/qemu/hbitmap.h
+++ b/include/qemu/hbitmap.h
@@ -330,7 +330,7 @@ bool hbitmap_next_dirty_area(const HBitmap *hb, int64_t start, int64_t end,
                              int64_t *dirty_start, int64_t *dirty_count);
 
 /*
- * bdrv_dirty_bitmap_status:
+ * hbitmap_status:
  * @hb: The HBitmap to operate on
  * @start: The bit to start from
  * @count: Number of bits to proceed
diff --git a/util/hbitmap.c b/util/hbitmap.c
index 297db35fb1..6d6e1b595d 100644
--- a/util/hbitmap.c
+++ b/util/hbitmap.c
@@ -331,7 +331,7 @@ bool hbitmap_status(const HBitmap *hb, int64_t start, int64_t count,
 
     assert(next_zero > start);
     *pnum = next_zero - start;
-    return false;
+    return true;
 }
 
 bool hbitmap_empty(const HBitmap *hb)