diff --git a/dsp/q6adm.c b/dsp/q6adm.c
index f2ae327ee554..712ba088baeb 100644
--- a/dsp/q6adm.c
+++ b/dsp/q6adm.c
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 // SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-only
 /*
  * Copyright (c) 2012-2021, The Linux Foundation. All rights reserved.
- * Copyright (c) 2022 Qualcomm Innovation Center, Inc. All rights reserved.
+ * Copyright (c) 2022-2023 Qualcomm Innovation Center, Inc. All rights reserved.
  */
 #include <linux/module.h>
 #include <linux/slab.h>
@@ -1668,7 +1668,7 @@ static int32_t adm_callback(struct apr_client_data *data, void *priv)
 {
 	uint32_t *payload;
 	int port_idx, copp_idx, idx, client_id;
-	int num_modules;
+	uint32_t num_modules;
 	int ret;
 	int payload_size = 0, i = 0;
 	struct msm_adsp_event_data *pp_event_package = NULL;