diff --git a/arch/mips/include/asm/atomic.h b/arch/mips/include/asm/atomic.h
index 27ad76791539..fd0e09033a7c 100644
--- a/arch/mips/include/asm/atomic.h
+++ b/arch/mips/include/asm/atomic.h
@@ -203,7 +203,7 @@ ATOMIC_OPS(atomic64, xor, s64, ^=, xor, lld, scd)
  * The function returns the old value of @v minus @i.
  */
 #define ATOMIC_SIP_OP(pfx, type, op, ll, sc)				\
-static __inline__ int pfx##_sub_if_positive(type i, pfx##_t * v)	\
+static __inline__ type pfx##_sub_if_positive(type i, pfx##_t * v)	\
 {									\
 	type temp, result;						\
 									\