diff --git a/arch/s390/mm/page-states.c b/arch/s390/mm/page-states.c
index dc3cede7f2ec..fc141893d028 100644
--- a/arch/s390/mm/page-states.c
+++ b/arch/s390/mm/page-states.c
@@ -21,17 +21,11 @@ static int cmma_flag = 1;
 
 static int __init cmma(char *str)
 {
-	char *parm;
+	bool enabled;
 
-	parm = strstrip(str);
-	if (strcmp(parm, "yes") == 0 || strcmp(parm, "on") == 0) {
-		cmma_flag = 1;
-		return 1;
-	}
-	cmma_flag = 0;
-	if (strcmp(parm, "no") == 0 || strcmp(parm, "off") == 0)
-		return 1;
-	return 0;
+	if (!kstrtobool(str, &enabled))
+		cmma_flag = enabled;
+	return 1;
 }
 __setup("cmma=", cmma);