diff --git a/drivers/infiniband/hw/hns/hns_roce_device.h b/drivers/infiniband/hw/hns/hns_roce_device.h
index c9a9e80d91d23..1f94154323c3f 100644
--- a/drivers/infiniband/hw/hns/hns_roce_device.h
+++ b/drivers/infiniband/hw/hns/hns_roce_device.h
@@ -661,7 +661,7 @@ struct hns_roce_qp {
 	struct hns_roce_db	sdb;
 	unsigned long		en_flags;
 	u32			doorbell_qpn;
-	u32			sq_signal_bits;
+	enum ib_sig_type	sq_signal_bits;
 	struct hns_roce_wq	sq;
 
 	struct hns_roce_mtr	mtr;