diff --git a/include/sound/soc.h b/include/sound/soc.h
index 0b83168d8ff45a2ff394057ef0d172ab783f84d8..4ed706bf11d13210d2013476968d5b7771d23750 100644
--- a/include/sound/soc.h
+++ b/include/sound/soc.h
@@ -469,12 +469,12 @@ static inline void snd_soc_jack_free_gpios(struct snd_soc_jack *jack, int count,
 #endif
 
 /* codec register bit access */
-int snd_soc_update_bits(struct snd_soc_codec *codec, unsigned short reg,
+int snd_soc_update_bits(struct snd_soc_codec *codec, unsigned int reg,
 				unsigned int mask, unsigned int value);
 int snd_soc_update_bits_locked(struct snd_soc_codec *codec,
-			       unsigned short reg, unsigned int mask,
+			       unsigned int reg, unsigned int mask,
 			       unsigned int value);
-int snd_soc_test_bits(struct snd_soc_codec *codec, unsigned short reg,
+int snd_soc_test_bits(struct snd_soc_codec *codec, unsigned int reg,
 				unsigned int mask, unsigned int value);
 
 int snd_soc_new_ac97_codec(struct snd_soc_codec *codec,
diff --git a/sound/soc/soc-core.c b/sound/soc/soc-core.c
index 7774531583472ce86b25fa4a72c91cb1cab59833..7f0a9297e42087b3507da184f93ca1f36798a8f9 100644
--- a/sound/soc/soc-core.c
+++ b/sound/soc/soc-core.c
@@ -2330,7 +2330,7 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(snd_soc_write);
  *
  * Returns 1 for change, 0 for no change, or negative error code.
  */
-int snd_soc_update_bits(struct snd_soc_codec *codec, unsigned short reg,
+int snd_soc_update_bits(struct snd_soc_codec *codec, unsigned int reg,
 				unsigned int mask, unsigned int value)
 {
 	bool change;
@@ -2371,7 +2371,7 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(snd_soc_update_bits);
  * Returns 1 for change else 0.
  */
 int snd_soc_update_bits_locked(struct snd_soc_codec *codec,
-			       unsigned short reg, unsigned int mask,
+			       unsigned int reg, unsigned int mask,
 			       unsigned int value)
 {
 	int change;
@@ -2396,7 +2396,7 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(snd_soc_update_bits_locked);
  *
  * Returns 1 for change else 0.
  */
-int snd_soc_test_bits(struct snd_soc_codec *codec, unsigned short reg,
+int snd_soc_test_bits(struct snd_soc_codec *codec, unsigned int reg,
 				unsigned int mask, unsigned int value)
 {
 	int change;
@@ -2911,7 +2911,7 @@ int snd_soc_put_volsw_sx(struct snd_kcontrol *kcontrol,
 	int min = mc->min;
 	int mask = (1 << (fls(min + max) - 1)) - 1;
 	int err = 0;
-	unsigned short val, val_mask, val2 = 0;
+	unsigned int val, val_mask, val2 = 0;
 
 	val_mask = mask << shift;
 	val = (ucontrol->value.integer.value[0] + min) & mask;