diff --git a/drivers/staging/line6/control.c b/drivers/staging/line6/control.c
index 67e23b6e2d35..f8326f587e38 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/line6/control.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/line6/control.c
@@ -55,10 +55,10 @@ static ssize_t pod_set_param_int(struct device *dev, const char *buf,
 {
 	struct usb_interface *interface = to_usb_interface(dev);
 	struct usb_line6_pod *pod = usb_get_intfdata(interface);
-	unsigned long value;
+	u8 value;
 	int retval;
 
-	retval = strict_strtoul(buf, 10, &value);
+	retval = kstrtou8(buf, 10, &value);
 	if (retval)
 		return retval;