diff --git a/include/linux/blkdev.h b/include/linux/blkdev.h
index d8de261c2b99a..d0d8190429c88 100644
--- a/include/linux/blkdev.h
+++ b/include/linux/blkdev.h
@@ -1462,7 +1462,8 @@ static inline bool bdev_iter_is_aligned(struct block_device *bdev,
 				   bdev_logical_block_size(bdev) - 1);
 }
 
-static inline int blk_lim_dma_alignment_and_pad(struct queue_limits *lim)
+static inline unsigned int
+blk_lim_dma_alignment_and_pad(struct queue_limits *lim)
 {
 	return lim->dma_alignment | lim->dma_pad_mask;
 }