diff --git a/drivers/ntb/hw/intel/ntb_hw_gen1.c b/drivers/ntb/hw/intel/ntb_hw_gen1.c
index 6aa57322727916..2ad263f708da7a 100644
--- a/drivers/ntb/hw/intel/ntb_hw_gen1.c
+++ b/drivers/ntb/hw/intel/ntb_hw_gen1.c
@@ -265,7 +265,7 @@ static inline int ndev_db_clear_mask(struct intel_ntb_dev *ndev, u64 db_bits,
 	return 0;
 }
 
-static inline int ndev_vec_mask(struct intel_ntb_dev *ndev, int db_vector)
+static inline u64 ndev_vec_mask(struct intel_ntb_dev *ndev, int db_vector)
 {
 	u64 shift, mask;