diff --git a/arch/arm64/mm/ptdump.c b/arch/arm64/mm/ptdump.c
index e305b6593c4e..696822f75582 100644
--- a/arch/arm64/mm/ptdump.c
+++ b/arch/arm64/mm/ptdump.c
@@ -345,7 +345,7 @@ static struct ptdump_info kernel_ptdump_info = {
 	.base_addr	= PAGE_OFFSET,
 };
 
-void ptdump_check_wx(void)
+bool ptdump_check_wx(void)
 {
 	struct pg_state st = {
 		.seq = NULL,
@@ -366,11 +366,16 @@ void ptdump_check_wx(void)
 
 	ptdump_walk_pgd(&st.ptdump, &init_mm, NULL);
 
-	if (st.wx_pages || st.uxn_pages)
+	if (st.wx_pages || st.uxn_pages) {
 		pr_warn("Checked W+X mappings: FAILED, %lu W+X pages found, %lu non-UXN pages found\n",
 			st.wx_pages, st.uxn_pages);
-	else
+
+		return false;
+	} else {
 		pr_info("Checked W+X mappings: passed, no W+X pages found\n");
+
+		return true;
+	}
 }
 
 static int __init ptdump_init(void)
diff --git a/arch/powerpc/mm/ptdump/ptdump.c b/arch/powerpc/mm/ptdump/ptdump.c
index b835c80371cd..9dc239967b77 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/mm/ptdump/ptdump.c
+++ b/arch/powerpc/mm/ptdump/ptdump.c
@@ -327,7 +327,7 @@ static void __init build_pgtable_complete_mask(void)
 				pg_level[i].mask |= pg_level[i].flag[j].mask;
 }
 
-void ptdump_check_wx(void)
+bool ptdump_check_wx(void)
 {
 	struct pg_state st = {
 		.seq = NULL,
@@ -344,15 +344,20 @@ void ptdump_check_wx(void)
 	};
 
 	if (IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_PPC_BOOK3S_64) && !mmu_has_feature(MMU_FTR_KERNEL_RO))
-		return;
+		return true;
 
 	ptdump_walk_pgd(&st.ptdump, &init_mm, NULL);
 
-	if (st.wx_pages)
+	if (st.wx_pages) {
 		pr_warn("Checked W+X mappings: FAILED, %lu W+X pages found\n",
 			st.wx_pages);
-	else
+
+		return false;
+	} else {
 		pr_info("Checked W+X mappings: passed, no W+X pages found\n");
+
+		return true;
+	}
 }
 
 static int __init ptdump_init(void)
diff --git a/arch/riscv/mm/ptdump.c b/arch/riscv/mm/ptdump.c
index 075265603313..1289cc6d3700 100644
--- a/arch/riscv/mm/ptdump.c
+++ b/arch/riscv/mm/ptdump.c
@@ -335,7 +335,7 @@ static void ptdump_walk(struct seq_file *s, struct ptd_mm_info *pinfo)
 	ptdump_walk_pgd(&st.ptdump, pinfo->mm, NULL);
 }
 
-void ptdump_check_wx(void)
+bool ptdump_check_wx(void)
 {
 	struct pg_state st = {
 		.seq = NULL,
@@ -356,11 +356,16 @@ void ptdump_check_wx(void)
 
 	ptdump_walk_pgd(&st.ptdump, &init_mm, NULL);
 
-	if (st.wx_pages)
+	if (st.wx_pages) {
 		pr_warn("Checked W+X mappings: failed, %lu W+X pages found\n",
 			st.wx_pages);
-	else
+
+		return false;
+	} else {
 		pr_info("Checked W+X mappings: passed, no W+X pages found\n");
+
+		return true;
+	}
 }
 
 static int ptdump_show(struct seq_file *m, void *v)
diff --git a/arch/s390/mm/dump_pagetables.c b/arch/s390/mm/dump_pagetables.c
index 99da5a5602a8..ffd07ed7b4af 100644
--- a/arch/s390/mm/dump_pagetables.c
+++ b/arch/s390/mm/dump_pagetables.c
@@ -192,7 +192,7 @@ static void note_page(struct ptdump_state *pt_st, unsigned long addr, int level,
 	}
 }
 
-void ptdump_check_wx(void)
+bool ptdump_check_wx(void)
 {
 	struct pg_state st = {
 		.ptdump = {
@@ -215,14 +215,19 @@ void ptdump_check_wx(void)
 	};
 
 	if (!MACHINE_HAS_NX)
-		return;
+		return true;
 	ptdump_walk_pgd(&st.ptdump, &init_mm, NULL);
-	if (st.wx_pages)
+	if (st.wx_pages) {
 		pr_warn("Checked W+X mappings: FAILED, %lu W+X pages found\n", st.wx_pages);
-	else
+
+		return false;
+	} else {
 		pr_info("Checked W+X mappings: passed, no %sW+X pages found\n",
 			(nospec_uses_trampoline() || !static_key_enabled(&cpu_has_bear)) ?
 			"unexpected " : "");
+
+		return true;
+	}
 }
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_PTDUMP_DEBUGFS
diff --git a/arch/x86/include/asm/pgtable.h b/arch/x86/include/asm/pgtable.h
index 6c979028e521..b50b2ef63672 100644
--- a/arch/x86/include/asm/pgtable.h
+++ b/arch/x86/include/asm/pgtable.h
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ struct seq_file;
 void ptdump_walk_pgd_level(struct seq_file *m, struct mm_struct *mm);
 void ptdump_walk_pgd_level_debugfs(struct seq_file *m, struct mm_struct *mm,
 				   bool user);
-void ptdump_walk_pgd_level_checkwx(void);
+bool ptdump_walk_pgd_level_checkwx(void);
 #define ptdump_check_wx ptdump_walk_pgd_level_checkwx
 void ptdump_walk_user_pgd_level_checkwx(void);
 
diff --git a/arch/x86/mm/dump_pagetables.c b/arch/x86/mm/dump_pagetables.c
index 0008524eebe9..c58c01f560fd 100644
--- a/arch/x86/mm/dump_pagetables.c
+++ b/arch/x86/mm/dump_pagetables.c
@@ -362,7 +362,7 @@ static void note_page(struct ptdump_state *pt_st, unsigned long addr, int level,
 	}
 }
 
-static void ptdump_walk_pgd_level_core(struct seq_file *m,
+bool void ptdump_walk_pgd_level_core(struct seq_file *m,
 				       struct mm_struct *mm, pgd_t *pgd,
 				       bool checkwx, bool dmesg)
 {
@@ -391,12 +391,17 @@ static void ptdump_walk_pgd_level_core(struct seq_file *m,
 	ptdump_walk_pgd(&st.ptdump, mm, pgd);
 
 	if (!checkwx)
-		return;
-	if (st.wx_pages)
+		return true;
+	if (st.wx_pages) {
 		pr_info("x86/mm: Checked W+X mappings: FAILED, %lu W+X pages found.\n",
 			st.wx_pages);
-	else
+
+		return false;
+	} else {
 		pr_info("x86/mm: Checked W+X mappings: passed, no W+X pages found.\n");
+
+		return true;
+	}
 }
 
 void ptdump_walk_pgd_level(struct seq_file *m, struct mm_struct *mm)
@@ -431,12 +436,12 @@ void ptdump_walk_user_pgd_level_checkwx(void)
 #endif
 }
 
-void ptdump_walk_pgd_level_checkwx(void)
+bool ptdump_walk_pgd_level_checkwx(void)
 {
 	if (!(__supported_pte_mask & _PAGE_NX))
-		return;
+		return true;
 
-	ptdump_walk_pgd_level_core(NULL, &init_mm, INIT_PGD, true, false);
+	return ptdump_walk_pgd_level_core(NULL, &init_mm, INIT_PGD, true, false);
 }
 
 static int __init pt_dump_init(void)
diff --git a/include/linux/ptdump.h b/include/linux/ptdump.h
index c10513739bf9..953b61696ccf 100644
--- a/include/linux/ptdump.h
+++ b/include/linux/ptdump.h
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ struct ptdump_state {
 };
 
 void ptdump_walk_pgd(struct ptdump_state *st, struct mm_struct *mm, pgd_t *pgd);
-void ptdump_check_wx(void);
+bool ptdump_check_wx(void);
 
 static inline void debug_checkwx(void)
 {
