diff --git a/drivers/staging/line6/pod.c b/drivers/staging/line6/pod.c
index 2a85ec39fe47..9edd053fb9ae 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/line6/pod.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/line6/pod.c
@@ -892,10 +892,10 @@ static ssize_t pod_set_midi_postprocess(struct device *dev,
 {
 	struct usb_interface *interface = to_usb_interface(dev);
 	struct usb_line6_pod *pod = usb_get_intfdata(interface);
-	unsigned long value;
+	u8 value;
 	int ret;
 
-	ret = strict_strtoul(buf, 10, &value);
+	ret = kstrtou8(buf, 10, &value);
 	if (ret)
 		return ret;