1 files changed, 1 insertions, 1 deletions

diff --git a/drivers/hid/hid-sony.c b/drivers/hid/hid-sony.c
index 64f2f51e6698..ec542be818d5 100644
--- a/drivers/hid/hid-sony.c
+++ b/drivers/hid/hid-sony.c
@@ -1134,7 +1134,7 @@ static int sixaxis_set_operational_usb(struct hid_device *hdev)
         int ret;
         const int buf_size =
                 max(SIXAXIS_REPORT_0xF2_SIZE, SIXAXIS_REPORT_0xF5_SIZE);
-        char *buf = kmalloc(buf_size, GFP_KERNEL);
+        __u8 *buf = kmalloc(buf_size, GFP_KERNEL);
 
         if (!buf)
                 return -ENOMEM;