diff --git a/drivers/media/platform/coda/coda.h b/drivers/media/platform/coda/coda.h
index 0c35cd5032ff0d6a0176634f0e3b08af3e840586..499049f3896b7c1d69de9f5efbc2b4ce3e236787 100644
--- a/drivers/media/platform/coda/coda.h
+++ b/drivers/media/platform/coda/coda.h
@@ -284,7 +284,7 @@ const char *coda_product_name(int product);
 
 int coda_check_firmware(struct coda_dev *dev);
 
-static inline int coda_get_bitstream_payload(struct coda_ctx *ctx)
+static inline unsigned int coda_get_bitstream_payload(struct coda_ctx *ctx)
 {
 	return kfifo_len(&ctx->bitstream_fifo);
 }