diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/acrn.c b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/acrn.c
index 3b08cdfc6514c..0b2c03943ac6b 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/acrn.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/acrn.c
@@ -17,9 +17,9 @@
 #include <asm/idtentry.h>
 #include <asm/irq_regs.h>
 
-static uint32_t __init acrn_detect(void)
+static u32 __init acrn_detect(void)
 {
-	return hypervisor_cpuid_base("ACRNACRNACRN\0\0", 0);
+	return hypervisor_cpuid_base("ACRNACRNACRN", 0);
 }
 
 static void __init acrn_init_platform(void)