diff --git a/sound/pci/lx6464es/lx_core.c b/sound/pci/lx6464es/lx_core.c
index b5b0d43bb8dc..c3f2717aebf2 100644
--- a/sound/pci/lx6464es/lx_core.c
+++ b/sound/pci/lx6464es/lx_core.c
@@ -316,7 +316,7 @@ polling_successful:
 /* low-level dsp access */
 int lx_dsp_get_version(struct lx6464es *chip, u32 *rdsp_version)
 {
-	u16 ret;
+	int ret;
 
 	mutex_lock(&chip->msg_lock);
 
@@ -330,10 +330,10 @@ int lx_dsp_get_version(struct lx6464es *chip, u32 *rdsp_version)
 
 int lx_dsp_get_clock_frequency(struct lx6464es *chip, u32 *rfreq)
 {
-	u16 ret = 0;
 	u32 freq_raw = 0;
 	u32 freq = 0;
 	u32 frequency = 0;
+	int ret;
 
 	mutex_lock(&chip->msg_lock);