diff --git a/dsp/q6core.c b/dsp/q6core.c
index 2fce87998485..35fc8a801261 100644
--- a/dsp/q6core.c
+++ b/dsp/q6core.c
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 // SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-only
 /*
  * Copyright (c) 2012-2020, The Linux Foundation. All rights reserved.
+ * Copyright (c) 2023 Qualcomm Innovation Center, Inc. All rights reserved.
  */
 
 #include <linux/kernel.h>
@@ -204,7 +205,7 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL(q6core_send_uevent);
 static int parse_fwk_version_info(uint32_t *payload, uint16_t payload_size)
 {
 	size_t ver_size;
-	int num_services;
+	uint16_t num_services;
 
 	pr_debug("%s: Payload info num services %d\n",
 		 __func__, payload[4]);