diff --git a/drivers/staging/line6/pod.c b/drivers/staging/line6/pod.c
index 4dadc571d9617c798835defdffd8977637658761..8667aaf51459ff9b43c2b205540f7a3f693f5bf1 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/line6/pod.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/line6/pod.c
@@ -419,7 +419,7 @@ static void pod_send_channel(struct usb_line6_pod *pod, int value)
 	Transmit PODxt Pro control parameter.
 */
 void line6_pod_transmit_parameter(struct usb_line6_pod *pod, int param,
-				  int value)
+				  u8 value)
 {
 	if (line6_transmit_parameter(&pod->line6, param, value) == 0)
 		pod_store_parameter(pod, param, value);
diff --git a/drivers/staging/line6/pod.h b/drivers/staging/line6/pod.h
index 18b9d08c3288f7942dc3f4e1ea1e866283979c7a..47e0d1a1c4b98f2e9a8c7ef47700a3e7844d44f5 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/line6/pod.h
+++ b/drivers/staging/line6/pod.h
@@ -200,6 +200,6 @@ extern void line6_pod_midi_postprocess(struct usb_line6_pod *pod,
 				       unsigned char *data, int length);
 extern void line6_pod_process_message(struct usb_line6_pod *pod);
 extern void line6_pod_transmit_parameter(struct usb_line6_pod *pod, int param,
-					 int value);
+					 u8 value);
 
 #endif