diff --git a/drivers/iio/dac/ad5360.c b/drivers/iio/dac/ad5360.c
index 2ac428b957e3..5a3ae91726f9 100644
--- a/drivers/iio/dac/ad5360.c
+++ b/drivers/iio/dac/ad5360.c
@@ -259,7 +259,7 @@ static int ad5360_update_ctrl(struct iio_dev *indio_dev, unsigned int set,
 	unsigned int clr)
 {
 	struct ad5360_state *st = iio_priv(indio_dev);
-	unsigned int ret;
+	int ret;
 
 	mutex_lock(&indio_dev->mlock);