diff --git a/drivers/staging/crystalhd/crystalhd_lnx.h b/drivers/staging/crystalhd/crystalhd_lnx.h
index c951e43cbb3d..a2b5a56be6dd 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/crystalhd/crystalhd_lnx.h
+++ b/drivers/staging/crystalhd/crystalhd_lnx.h
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ struct crystalhd_adp {
 	spinlock_t		lock;
 
 	/* API Related */
-	unsigned int		chd_dec_major;
+	int		chd_dec_major;
 	unsigned int		cfg_users;
 
 	struct crystalhd_ioctl_data	*idata_free_head;	/* ioctl data pool */