diff --git a/drivers/infiniband/hw/hns/hns_roce_device.h b/drivers/infiniband/hw/hns/hns_roce_device.h
index 1ea87f92aabb..d9aa7424d290 100644
--- a/drivers/infiniband/hw/hns/hns_roce_device.h
+++ b/drivers/infiniband/hw/hns/hns_roce_device.h
@@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ struct hns_roce_qp {
 	struct hns_roce_db	sdb;
 	unsigned long		en_flags;
 	u32			doorbell_qpn;
-	u32			sq_signal_bits;
+	enum ib_sig_type	sq_signal_bits;
 	struct hns_roce_wq	sq;
 
 	struct hns_roce_mtr	mtr;