diff --git a/drivers/staging/line6/midi.c b/drivers/staging/line6/midi.c
index 3d1ada68c29da02cffbb8850708b1f55f484bb73..3013fb522bde7a417b664943ccb1bf325edcded2 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/line6/midi.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/line6/midi.c
@@ -339,10 +339,10 @@ static ssize_t midi_set_midi_mask_receive(struct device *dev,
 {
 	struct usb_interface *interface = to_usb_interface(dev);
 	struct usb_line6 *line6 = usb_get_intfdata(interface);
-	unsigned long value;
+	unsigned short value;
 	int ret;
 
-	ret = strict_strtoul(buf, 10, &value);
+	ret = kstrtou16(buf, 10, &value);
 	if (ret)
 		return ret;
 
diff --git a/drivers/staging/line6/midi.h b/drivers/staging/line6/midi.h
index 2c0a66343ca5101feb89385fb4945da8c20d61c3..4a9e9f947297af8f6e9398aab66de4ac2396fc30 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/line6/midi.h
+++ b/drivers/staging/line6/midi.h
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ struct snd_line6_midi {
 	/**
 		 Bit mask for input MIDI channels.
 	*/
-	int midi_mask_receive;
+	unsigned short midi_mask_receive;
 
 	/**
 		 Buffer for incoming MIDI stream.