diff --git a/sound/pci/asihpi/hpi_internal.h b/sound/pci/asihpi/hpi_internal.h
index 4cc315daeda0dcfcbd04d976aa6b7b02f13a1656..8c63200cf339631d9c18649c4a9f5195f650e9c9 100644
--- a/sound/pci/asihpi/hpi_internal.h
+++ b/sound/pci/asihpi/hpi_internal.h
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ On error *pLockedMemHandle marked invalid, non-zero returned.
 If this function succeeds, then HpiOs_LockedMem_GetVirtAddr() and
 HpiOs_LockedMem_GetPyhsAddr() will always succed on the returned handle.
 */
-u16 hpios_locked_mem_alloc(struct consistent_dma_area *p_locked_mem_handle,
+int hpios_locked_mem_alloc(struct consistent_dma_area *p_locked_mem_handle,
 							   /**< memory handle */
 	u32 size, /**< Size in bytes to allocate */
 	struct pci_dev *p_os_reference
diff --git a/sound/pci/asihpi/hpios.c b/sound/pci/asihpi/hpios.c
index 2d7d1c2e1d0d2553e8fbe180b7a41a66a9c4b2af..87f4385fe8c7f1a6b976734f0b56b19706d4d67b 100644
--- a/sound/pci/asihpi/hpios.c
+++ b/sound/pci/asihpi/hpios.c
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ void hpios_delay_micro_seconds(u32 num_micro_sec)
 
 On error, return -ENOMEM, and *pMemArea.size = 0
 */
-u16 hpios_locked_mem_alloc(struct consistent_dma_area *p_mem_area, u32 size,
+int hpios_locked_mem_alloc(struct consistent_dma_area *p_mem_area, u32 size,
 	struct pci_dev *pdev)
 {
 	/*?? any benefit in using managed dmam_alloc_coherent? */