diff --git a/arch/x86/kvm/cpuid.h b/arch/x86/kvm/cpuid.h
index c1ac0995843de..72a79bdfed6b2 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kvm/cpuid.h
+++ b/arch/x86/kvm/cpuid.h
@@ -95,7 +95,7 @@ static __always_inline struct cpuid_reg x86_feature_cpuid(unsigned x86_feature)
 	return reverse_cpuid[x86_leaf];
 }
 
-static __always_inline int *guest_cpuid_get_register(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu, unsigned x86_feature)
+static __always_inline u32 *guest_cpuid_get_register(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu, unsigned x86_feature)
 {
 	struct kvm_cpuid_entry2 *entry;
 	const struct cpuid_reg cpuid = x86_feature_cpuid(x86_feature);
@@ -121,7 +121,7 @@ static __always_inline int *guest_cpuid_get_register(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu, unsi
 
 static __always_inline bool guest_cpuid_has(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu, unsigned x86_feature)
 {
-	int *reg;
+	u32 *reg;
 
 	reg = guest_cpuid_get_register(vcpu, x86_feature);
 	if (!reg)
@@ -132,7 +132,7 @@ static __always_inline bool guest_cpuid_has(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu, unsigned x86_
 
 static __always_inline void guest_cpuid_clear(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu, unsigned x86_feature)
 {
-	int *reg;
+	u32 *reg;
 
 	reg = guest_cpuid_get_register(vcpu, x86_feature);
 	if (reg)