diff --git a/drivers/platform/x86/wmi.c b/drivers/platform/x86/wmi.c
index 8a8b377712c9..2f269e117b8f 100644
--- a/drivers/platform/x86/wmi.c
+++ b/drivers/platform/x86/wmi.c
@@ -708,7 +708,7 @@ static int __init acpi_wmi_add(struct acpi_device *device)
 
 static int __init acpi_wmi_init(void)
 {
-	acpi_status result;
+	int result;
 
 	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&wmi_blocks.list);