diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gt/uc/intel_huc.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gt/uc/intel_huc.c
index bc14439173d76f2a0c0a388cebbab86c67ffef11..ab6c1564b6a7c5a7657f63d941ccc25760872d1c 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gt/uc/intel_huc.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gt/uc/intel_huc.c
@@ -162,7 +162,7 @@ int intel_huc_check_status(struct intel_huc *huc)
 {
 	struct intel_gt *gt = huc_to_gt(huc);
 	intel_wakeref_t wakeref;
-	bool status = false;
+	u32 status = 0;
 
 	if (!intel_uc_is_using_huc(&gt->uc))
 		return -ENODEV;