diff --git a/drivers/crypto/mxs-dcp.c b/drivers/crypto/mxs-dcp.c
index 829d6394fb33..59ed54e464a9 100644
--- a/drivers/crypto/mxs-dcp.c
+++ b/drivers/crypto/mxs-dcp.c
@@ -153,7 +153,7 @@ static int mxs_dcp_start_dma(struct dcp_async_ctx *actx)
 	struct dcp *sdcp = global_sdcp;
 	const int chan = actx->chan;
 	uint32_t stat;
-	int ret;
+	unsigned long ret;
 	struct dcp_dma_desc *desc = &sdcp->coh->desc[actx->chan];
 
 	dma_addr_t desc_phys = dma_map_single(sdcp->dev, desc, sizeof(*desc),