diff --git a/drivers/char/hw_random/exynos-trng.c b/drivers/char/hw_random/exynos-trng.c
index 34d6f51ecbeee241b995b1063ccec6442a086236..f4643e3ec34632b278f83ee05f940074207b2d72 100644
--- a/drivers/char/hw_random/exynos-trng.c
+++ b/drivers/char/hw_random/exynos-trng.c
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ static int exynos_trng_do_read(struct hwrng *rng, void *data, size_t max,
 			       bool wait)
 {
 	struct exynos_trng_dev *trng;
-	u32 val;
+	int val;
 
 	max = min_t(size_t, max, (EXYNOS_TRNG_FIFO_LEN * 4));