diff --git a/drivers/media/usb/hdpvr/hdpvr-video.c b/drivers/media/usb/hdpvr/hdpvr-video.c
index 7849f1fbbcc4d..4f1505b94338e 100644
--- a/drivers/media/usb/hdpvr/hdpvr-video.c
+++ b/drivers/media/usb/hdpvr/hdpvr-video.c
@@ -409,7 +409,7 @@ static ssize_t hdpvr_read(struct file *file, char __user *buffer, size_t count,
 	struct hdpvr_device *dev = video_drvdata(file);
 	struct hdpvr_buffer *buf = NULL;
 	struct urb *urb;
-	unsigned int ret = 0;
+	int ret = 0;
 	int rem, cnt;
 
 	if (*pos)