diff --git a/drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-pasemi.c b/drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-pasemi.c
index 4174101660c91430782620ce0df8895c1d3c734a..837b8c1aa02a494ef92899c46ccaf67cb709f9c1 100644
--- a/drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-pasemi.c
+++ b/drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-pasemi.c
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@ static void pasemi_smb_clear(struct pasemi_smbus *smbus)
 	reg_write(smbus, REG_SMSTA, status);
 }
 
-static unsigned int pasemi_smb_waitready(struct pasemi_smbus *smbus)
+static int pasemi_smb_waitready(struct pasemi_smbus *smbus)
 {
 	int timeout = 10;
 	unsigned int status;