diff --git a/drivers/video/omap2/omapfb/omapfb-sysfs.c b/drivers/video/omap2/omapfb/omapfb-sysfs.c
index 51c13c366bf3..6f9c72cd6bb0 100644
--- a/drivers/video/omap2/omapfb/omapfb-sysfs.c
+++ b/drivers/video/omap2/omapfb/omapfb-sysfs.c
@@ -102,7 +102,7 @@ static ssize_t store_mirror(struct device *dev,
 {
 	struct fb_info *fbi = dev_get_drvdata(dev);
 	struct omapfb_info *ofbi = FB2OFB(fbi);
-	bool mirror;
+	unsigned long mirror;
 	int r;
 	struct fb_var_screeninfo new_var;