diff --git a/drivers/mfd/max77686.c b/drivers/mfd/max77686.c
index c65332291bb4..86e552348db4 100644
--- a/drivers/mfd/max77686.c
+++ b/drivers/mfd/max77686.c
@@ -251,10 +251,9 @@ static int max77686_i2c_probe(struct i2c_client *i2c,
 		if (!match)
 			return -EINVAL;
 
-		max77686->type = (int)match->data;
-	} else {
+		max77686->type = (unsigned long)match->data;
+	} else
 		max77686->type = id->driver_data;
-	}
 
 	i2c_set_clientdata(i2c, max77686);
 	max77686->dev = &i2c->dev;
diff --git a/include/linux/mfd/max77686-private.h b/include/linux/mfd/max77686-private.h
index 0d60b38e5b5c..960b92ad450d 100644
--- a/include/linux/mfd/max77686-private.h
+++ b/include/linux/mfd/max77686-private.h
@@ -439,7 +439,7 @@ struct max77686_dev {
 	struct i2c_client *i2c; /* 0xcc / PMIC, Battery Control, and FLASH */
 	struct i2c_client *rtc; /* slave addr 0x0c */
 
-	int type;
+	unsigned long type;
 
 	struct regmap *regmap;		/* regmap for mfd */
 	struct regmap *rtc_regmap;	/* regmap for rtc */