diff --git a/tools/binman/entry.py b/tools/binman/entry.py
index bdc60e4..6390917 100644
--- a/tools/binman/entry.py
+++ b/tools/binman/entry.py
@@ -88,6 +88,7 @@
             updated with a hash of the entry contents
         comp_bintool: Bintools used for compress and decompress data
         fake_fname: Fake filename, if one was created, else None
+        faked (bool): True if the entry is absent and faked
         required_props (dict of str): Properties which must be present. This can
             be added to by subclasses
         elf_fname (str): Filename of the ELF file, if this entry holds an ELF
@@ -1120,7 +1121,7 @@
         if self.missing and not self.optional:
             missing_list.append(self)
 
-    def check_fake_fname(self, fname, size=0):
+    def check_fake_fname(self, fname: str, size: int = 0) -> str:
         """If the file is missing and the entry allows fake blobs, fake it
 
         Sets self.faked to True if faked
@@ -1130,9 +1131,7 @@
             size (int): Size of fake file to create
 
         Returns:
-            tuple:
-                fname (str): Filename of faked file
-                bool: True if the blob was faked, False if not
+            fname (str): Filename of faked file
         """
         if self.allow_fake and not pathlib.Path(fname).is_file():
             if not self.fake_fname:
@@ -1142,8 +1141,8 @@
                 tout.info(f"Entry '{self._node.path}': Faked blob '{outfname}'")
                 self.fake_fname = outfname
             self.faked = True
-            return self.fake_fname, True
-        return fname, False
+            return self.fake_fname
+        return fname
 
     def CheckFakedBlobs(self, faked_blobs_list):
         """Check if any entries in this section have faked external blobs