diff --git a/drivers/misc/apds9802als.c b/drivers/misc/apds9802als.c
index f9b91ba8900c96f027a284185b97fc9dd1e755b0..0ed09358027ec3e74a29d1073f5d7c41398ab6b7 100644
--- a/drivers/misc/apds9802als.c
+++ b/drivers/misc/apds9802als.c
@@ -123,7 +123,7 @@ static ssize_t als_sensing_range_store(struct device *dev,
 {
 	struct i2c_client *client = to_i2c_client(dev);
 	struct als_data *data = i2c_get_clientdata(client);
-	unsigned int ret_val;
+	int ret_val;
 	unsigned long val;
 
 	if (strict_strtoul(buf, 10, &val))