diff --git a/doc/api/2.6.17.c b/doc/api/2.6.17.c
index 3b56e47..08a431d 100644
--- a/doc/api/2.6.17.c
+++ b/doc/api/2.6.17.c
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ match:
 		int *hotdrop,
 	);
 
-	/* error code */
+	/* true/false */
 	int
 	(*checkentry)(
 		const char *tablename,
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ target:
 		void *userdata,
 	);
 
-	/* error code */
+	/* true/false */
 	int
 	(*checkentry)(
 		const char *tablename,
diff --git a/doc/api/2.6.19.c b/doc/api/2.6.19.c
index 9bc658f..5fd48da 100644
--- a/doc/api/2.6.19.c
+++ b/doc/api/2.6.19.c
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ match:
 		int *hotdrop,
 	);
 
-	/* error code */
+	/* true/false */
 	int
 	(*checkentry)(
 		const char *tablename,
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ target:
 		const void *targinfo,
 	);
 
-	/* error code */
+	/* true/false */
 	int
 	(*checkentry)(
 		const char *tablename,
diff --git a/doc/changelog.txt b/doc/changelog.txt
index 2ece6be..48d5436 100644
--- a/doc/changelog.txt
+++ b/doc/changelog.txt
@@ -1,6 +1,9 @@
 
 HEAD
 ====
+Fixes:
+- compat_xtables: fixed mistranslation of checkentry return values
+  (affected kernels < 2.6.23)
 
 
 v1.41 (2012-01-04)
diff --git a/extensions/compat_xtables.c b/extensions/compat_xtables.c
index c5b67a4..26f6a00 100644
--- a/extensions/compat_xtables.c
+++ b/extensions/compat_xtables.c
@@ -110,11 +110,7 @@ static bool xtnu_match_check(const char *table, const void *entry,
 		return false;
 	if (nm->checkentry == NULL)
 		return true;
-#if LINUX_VERSION_CODE < KERNEL_VERSION(2, 6, 23)
-	return nm->checkentry(&local_par);
-#else
 	return nm->checkentry(&local_par) == 0;
-#endif
 }
 #endif
 #if LINUX_VERSION_CODE >= KERNEL_VERSION(2, 6, 28) && \
@@ -322,11 +318,7 @@ static bool xtnu_target_check(const char *table, const void *entry,
 	if (nt->checkentry == NULL)
 		/* this is valid, just like if there was no function */
 		return true;
-#if LINUX_VERSION_CODE < KERNEL_VERSION(2, 6, 23)
-	return nt->checkentry(&local_par);
-#else
 	return nt->checkentry(&local_par) == 0;
-#endif
 }
 #endif