diff --git a/drivers/staging/iio/dac/ad5064.c b/drivers/staging/iio/dac/ad5064.c
index a701063a9267..867e4ab1ff63 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/iio/dac/ad5064.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/iio/dac/ad5064.c
@@ -280,8 +280,8 @@ static int ad5064_read_raw(struct iio_dev *indio_dev,
 			   long m)
 {
 	struct ad5064_state *st = iio_priv(indio_dev);
-	unsigned long scale_uv;
 	unsigned int vref;
+	int scale_uv;
 
 	switch (m) {
 	case 0: