diff --git a/drivers/staging/greybus/audio_topology.c b/drivers/staging/greybus/audio_topology.c
index 2091031659de394dbe9010438fb7ab5550a3d158..662e3e8b4b634d038b4ecc83e7a9829d3dc1d1ee 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/greybus/audio_topology.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/greybus/audio_topology.c
@@ -182,7 +182,7 @@ static int gbcodec_mixer_ctl_info(struct snd_kcontrol *kcontrol,
 	/* update uinfo */
 	uinfo->access = data->access;
 	uinfo->count = data->vcount;
-	uinfo->type = (snd_ctl_elem_type_t)info->type;
+	uinfo->type = (__force snd_ctl_elem_type_t)info->type;
 
 	switch (info->type) {
 	case GB_AUDIO_CTL_ELEM_TYPE_BOOLEAN: