diff --git a/drivers/media/video/saa7164/saa7164-encoder.c b/drivers/media/video/saa7164/saa7164-encoder.c
index edd888ec3c9be60c416d4afd293625f822a21dad..dfa43db09336700233a4640ea0d4009478f1c330 100644
--- a/drivers/media/video/saa7164/saa7164-encoder.c
+++ b/drivers/media/video/saa7164/saa7164-encoder.c
@@ -1165,7 +1165,7 @@ static ssize_t fops_read(struct file *file, char __user *buffer,
 	struct saa7164_port *port = fh->port;
 	struct saa7164_user_buffer *ubuf = NULL;
 	struct saa7164_dev *dev = port->dev;
-	unsigned int ret = 0;
+	int ret = 0;
 	int rem, cnt;
 	u8 *p;