diff --git a/drivers/mfd/omap-usb-host.c b/drivers/mfd/omap-usb-host.c
index 1d924d1533c02756124dffe1262e4333ed9b6b5f..7aab376ecb848e1d4a95ed2e76d9782c7c60693a 100644
--- a/drivers/mfd/omap-usb-host.c
+++ b/drivers/mfd/omap-usb-host.c
@@ -162,7 +162,7 @@ static const char * const port_modes[] = {
  * provided port mode string as per the port_modes table.
  * If no match is found it returns -ENODEV
  */
-static const int omap_usbhs_get_dt_port_mode(const char *mode)
+static int omap_usbhs_get_dt_port_mode(const char *mode)
 {
 	int i;