diff --git a/sound/soc/soc-dapm.c b/sound/soc/soc-dapm.c
index c8a780d0d057f..f4ba7b40a6abf 100644
--- a/sound/soc/soc-dapm.c
+++ b/sound/soc/soc-dapm.c
@@ -426,7 +426,7 @@ static void soc_dapm_async_complete(struct snd_soc_dapm_context *dapm)
 }
 
 static int soc_widget_update_bits_locked(struct snd_soc_dapm_widget *w,
-	unsigned short reg, unsigned int mask, unsigned int value)
+	int reg, unsigned int mask, unsigned int value)
 {
 	bool change;
 	unsigned int old, new;