diff --git a/drivers/regulator/hi6421-regulator.c b/drivers/regulator/hi6421-regulator.c
index dc631c1a46b4..bff8c515dcde 100644
--- a/drivers/regulator/hi6421-regulator.c
+++ b/drivers/regulator/hi6421-regulator.c
@@ -386,7 +386,7 @@ static int hi6421_regulator_enable(struct regulator_dev *rdev)
 static unsigned int hi6421_regulator_ldo_get_mode(struct regulator_dev *rdev)
 {
 	struct hi6421_regulator_info *info = rdev_get_drvdata(rdev);
-	u32 reg_val;
+	unsigned int reg_val;
 
 	regmap_read(rdev->regmap, rdev->desc->enable_reg, &reg_val);
 	if (reg_val & info->mode_mask)
@@ -398,7 +398,7 @@ static unsigned int hi6421_regulator_ldo_get_mode(struct regulator_dev *rdev)
 static unsigned int hi6421_regulator_buck_get_mode(struct regulator_dev *rdev)
 {
 	struct hi6421_regulator_info *info = rdev_get_drvdata(rdev);
-	u32 reg_val;
+	unsigned int reg_val;
 
 	regmap_read(rdev->regmap, rdev->desc->enable_reg, &reg_val);
 	if (reg_val & info->mode_mask)
@@ -411,7 +411,7 @@ static int hi6421_regulator_ldo_set_mode(struct regulator_dev *rdev,
 						unsigned int mode)
 {
 	struct hi6421_regulator_info *info = rdev_get_drvdata(rdev);
-	u32 new_mode;
+	unsigned int new_mode;
 
 	switch (mode) {
 	case REGULATOR_MODE_NORMAL:
@@ -435,7 +435,7 @@ static int hi6421_regulator_buck_set_mode(struct regulator_dev *rdev,
 						unsigned int mode)
 {
 	struct hi6421_regulator_info *info = rdev_get_drvdata(rdev);
-	u32 new_mode;
+	unsigned int new_mode;
 
 	switch (mode) {
 	case REGULATOR_MODE_NORMAL: