diff --git a/drivers/mfd/arizona-core.c b/drivers/mfd/arizona-core.c
index 4e49210f7a5b..d474732cc65c 100644
--- a/drivers/mfd/arizona-core.c
+++ b/drivers/mfd/arizona-core.c
@@ -628,7 +628,7 @@ static int arizona_runtime_resume(struct device *dev)
 static int arizona_runtime_suspend(struct device *dev)
 {
 	struct arizona *arizona = dev_get_drvdata(dev);
-	unsigned int jd_active = 0;
+	int jd_active = 0;
 	int ret;
 
 	dev_dbg(arizona->dev, "Entering AoD mode\n");