diff --git a/include/linux/blkdev.h b/include/linux/blkdev.h
index 97c89c0c1398f..d8de261c2b99a 100644
--- a/include/linux/blkdev.h
+++ b/include/linux/blkdev.h
@@ -1421,7 +1421,7 @@ static inline bool bdev_zone_is_seq(struct block_device *bdev, sector_t sector)
 	return is_seq;
 }
 
-static inline int queue_dma_alignment(const struct request_queue *q)
+static inline unsigned int queue_dma_alignment(const struct request_queue *q)
 {
 	return q->limits.dma_alignment;
 }