diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/bugs.c b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/bugs.c
index 09b116b7f3bf..3287a42d4df4 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/bugs.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/bugs.c
@@ -468,7 +468,7 @@ static enum ssb_mitigation_cmd __init ssb_parse_cmdline(void)
 	return cmd;
 }
 
-static enum ssb_mitigation_cmd __init __ssb_select_mitigation(void)
+static enum ssb_mitigation __init __ssb_select_mitigation(void)
 {
 	enum ssb_mitigation mode = SPEC_STORE_BYPASS_NONE;
 	enum ssb_mitigation_cmd cmd;