diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/bugs.c b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/bugs.c
index 812e92a49216..5b58b76254a2 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/bugs.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/bugs.c
@@ -466,7 +466,7 @@ static enum ssb_mitigation_cmd __init ssb_parse_cmdline(void)
 	return cmd;
 }
 
-static enum ssb_mitigation_cmd __init __ssb_select_mitigation(void)
+static enum ssb_mitigation __init __ssb_select_mitigation(void)
 {
 	enum ssb_mitigation mode = SPEC_STORE_BYPASS_NONE;
 	enum ssb_mitigation_cmd cmd;