diff --git a/sound/soc/codecs/wm8904.c b/sound/soc/codecs/wm8904.c
index b783743dc97e..2aa23f1b9e3c 100644
--- a/sound/soc/codecs/wm8904.c
+++ b/sound/soc/codecs/wm8904.c
@@ -534,7 +534,7 @@ static int wm8904_put_deemph(struct snd_kcontrol *kcontrol,
 {
 	struct snd_soc_codec *codec = snd_soc_kcontrol_codec(kcontrol);
 	struct wm8904_priv *wm8904 = snd_soc_codec_get_drvdata(codec);
-	int deemph = ucontrol->value.integer.value[0];
+	unsigned int deemph = ucontrol->value.integer.value[0];
 
 	if (deemph > 1)
 		return -EINVAL;
diff --git a/sound/soc/codecs/wm8955.c b/sound/soc/codecs/wm8955.c
index 12e4435f00f8..9db00d53abe7 100644
--- a/sound/soc/codecs/wm8955.c
+++ b/sound/soc/codecs/wm8955.c
@@ -402,7 +402,7 @@ static int wm8955_put_deemph(struct snd_kcontrol *kcontrol,
 {
 	struct snd_soc_codec *codec = snd_soc_kcontrol_codec(kcontrol);
 	struct wm8955_priv *wm8955 = snd_soc_codec_get_drvdata(codec);
-	int deemph = ucontrol->value.integer.value[0];
+	unsigned int deemph = ucontrol->value.integer.value[0];
 
 	if (deemph > 1)
 		return -EINVAL;
diff --git a/sound/soc/codecs/wm8960.c b/sound/soc/codecs/wm8960.c
index dbd88408861a..056375339ea3 100644
--- a/sound/soc/codecs/wm8960.c
+++ b/sound/soc/codecs/wm8960.c
@@ -201,7 +201,7 @@ static int wm8960_put_deemph(struct snd_kcontrol *kcontrol,
 {
 	struct snd_soc_codec *codec = snd_soc_kcontrol_codec(kcontrol);
 	struct wm8960_priv *wm8960 = snd_soc_codec_get_drvdata(codec);
-	int deemph = ucontrol->value.integer.value[0];
+	unsigned int deemph = ucontrol->value.integer.value[0];
 
 	if (deemph > 1)
 		return -EINVAL;