diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_drv.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_drv.c
index b44f343..f6e54b1 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_drv.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_drv.c
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ module_param_named(i915_enable_fbc, i915_enable_fbc, int, 0600);
 unsigned int i915_lvds_downclock = 0;
 module_param_named(lvds_downclock, i915_lvds_downclock, int, 0400);
 
-unsigned int i915_panel_use_ssc __read_mostly = -1;
+int i915_panel_use_ssc __read_mostly = -1;
 module_param_named(lvds_use_ssc, i915_panel_use_ssc, int, 0600);
 MODULE_PARM_DESC(lvds_use_ssc,
 		"Use Spread Spectrum Clock with panels [LVDS/eDP] "
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_drv.h b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_drv.h
index ed5fbe6..b5389af 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_drv.h
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_drv.h
@@ -1003,7 +1003,7 @@ extern int i915_panel_ignore_lid;
 extern unsigned int i915_powersave;
 extern unsigned int i915_semaphores;
 extern unsigned int i915_lvds_downclock;
-extern unsigned int i915_panel_use_ssc;
+extern int i915_panel_use_ssc;
 extern int i915_vbt_sdvo_panel_type;
 extern unsigned int i915_enable_rc6;
 extern unsigned int i915_enable_fbc;