diff --git a/drivers/staging/line6/midi.c b/drivers/staging/line6/midi.c
index 7f1e90e14411e85b35c88d0fb35fc90cb2610614..3d1ada68c29da02cffbb8850708b1f55f484bb73 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/line6/midi.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/line6/midi.c
@@ -307,10 +307,10 @@ static ssize_t midi_set_midi_mask_transmit(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 b73a025d8be922976d045e7cebc0bcdee29a1636..2c0a66343ca5101feb89385fb4945da8c20d61c3 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/line6/midi.h
+++ b/drivers/staging/line6/midi.h
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ struct snd_line6_midi {
 	/**
 		 Bit mask for output MIDI channels.
 	*/
-	int midi_mask_transmit;
+	unsigned short midi_mask_transmit;
 
 	/**
 		 Bit mask for input MIDI channels.