diff --git a/drivers/staging/most/cdev/cdev.c b/drivers/staging/most/cdev/cdev.c
index 9ce7fd2a07e7..8e7652545402 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/most/cdev/cdev.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/most/cdev/cdev.c
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ static inline bool ch_has_mbo(struct comp_channel *c)
 	return channel_has_mbo(c->iface, c->channel_id, &comp.cc) > 0;
 }
 
-static inline bool ch_get_mbo(struct comp_channel *c, struct mbo **mbo)
+static inline struct mbo *ch_get_mbo(struct comp_channel *c, struct mbo **mbo)
 {
 	if (!kfifo_peek(&c->fifo, mbo)) {
 		*mbo = most_get_mbo(c->iface, c->channel_id, &comp.cc);