1 files changed, 3 insertions, 2 deletions

diff --git a/sound/soc/codecs/wm8731.c b/sound/soc/codecs/wm8731.c
index 975befdfd885..7b64d9a7ff76 100644
--- a/sound/soc/codecs/wm8731.c
+++ b/sound/soc/codecs/wm8731.c
@@ -688,12 +688,13 @@ static int wm8731_spi_write(struct spi_device *spi, const char *data, int len)
 {
         struct spi_transfer t;
         struct spi_message m;
-        u16 msg[2];
+        u8 msg[2];
 
         if (len <= 0)
                 return 0;
 
-        msg[0] = (data[0] << 8) + data[1];
+        msg[0] = data[0];
+        msg[1] = data[1];
 
         spi_message_init(&m);
         memset(&t, 0, (sizeof t));