diff --git a/drivers/ntb/hw/intel/ntb_hw_intel.c b/drivers/ntb/hw/intel/ntb_hw_intel.c
index a198f8298258..2898b39c065e 100644
--- a/drivers/ntb/hw/intel/ntb_hw_intel.c
+++ b/drivers/ntb/hw/intel/ntb_hw_intel.c
@@ -330,7 +330,7 @@ static inline int ndev_db_clear_mask(struct intel_ntb_dev *ndev, u64 db_bits,
 	return 0;
 }
 
-static inline int ndev_vec_mask(struct intel_ntb_dev *ndev, int db_vector)
+static inline u64 ndev_vec_mask(struct intel_ntb_dev *ndev, int db_vector)
 {
 	u64 shift, mask;