diff --git a/drivers/usb/c67x00/c67x00-ll-hpi.c b/drivers/usb/c67x00/c67x00-ll-hpi.c
index a9636f43bca2..3a1ca4dfc83a 100644
--- a/drivers/usb/c67x00/c67x00-ll-hpi.c
+++ b/drivers/usb/c67x00/c67x00-ll-hpi.c
@@ -237,7 +237,7 @@ void c67x00_ll_hpi_disable_sofeop(struct c67x00_sie *sie)
 /* -------------------------------------------------------------------------- */
 /* Transactions */
 
-static inline u16 ll_recv_msg(struct c67x00_device *dev)
+static inline int ll_recv_msg(struct c67x00_device *dev)
 {
 	u16 res;