diff --git a/drivers/soundwire/qcom.c b/drivers/soundwire/qcom.c
index b08ecb9b418c..ec86c4e53fdb 100644
--- a/drivers/soundwire/qcom.c
+++ b/drivers/soundwire/qcom.c
@@ -428,7 +428,7 @@ static irqreturn_t qcom_swrm_irq_handler(int irq, void *dev_id)
 	struct qcom_swrm_ctrl *swrm = dev_id;
 	u32 value, intr_sts, intr_sts_masked, slave_status;
 	u32 i;
-	u8 devnum = 0;
+	int devnum;
 	int ret = IRQ_HANDLED;
 
 	swrm->reg_read(swrm, SWRM_INTERRUPT_STATUS, &intr_sts);