diff --git a/sound/pci/au88x0/au88x0.h b/sound/pci/au88x0/au88x0.h
index 0aa7af049b1b..6cbb2bc4a048 100644
--- a/sound/pci/au88x0/au88x0.h
+++ b/sound/pci/au88x0/au88x0.h
@@ -141,7 +141,7 @@ struct snd_vortex {
 #ifndef CHIP_AU8810
 	stream_t dma_wt[NR_WT];
 	wt_voice_t wt_voice[NR_WT];	/* WT register cache. */
-	char mixwt[(NR_WT / NR_WTPB) * 6];	/* WT mixin objects */
+	s8 mixwt[(NR_WT / NR_WTPB) * 6];	/* WT mixin objects */
 #endif
 
 	/* Global resources */
@@ -235,8 +235,8 @@ static int vortex_alsafmt_aspfmt(snd_pcm_format_t alsafmt, vortex_t *v);
 static void vortex_connect_default(vortex_t * vortex, int en);
 static int vortex_adb_allocroute(vortex_t * vortex, int dma, int nr_ch,
 				 int dir, int type, int subdev);
-static char vortex_adb_checkinout(vortex_t * vortex, int resmap[], int out,
-				  int restype);
+static int vortex_adb_checkinout(vortex_t * vortex, int resmap[], int out,
+				 int restype);
 #ifndef CHIP_AU8810
 static int vortex_wt_allocroute(vortex_t * vortex, int dma, int nr_ch);
 static void vortex_wt_connect(vortex_t * vortex, int en);
diff --git a/sound/pci/au88x0/au88x0_core.c b/sound/pci/au88x0/au88x0_core.c
index 2ed5100b8cae..f217c02dfdfa 100644
--- a/sound/pci/au88x0/au88x0_core.c
+++ b/sound/pci/au88x0/au88x0_core.c
@@ -1998,7 +1998,7 @@ static const int resnum[VORTEX_RESOURCE_LAST] =
  out: Mean checkout if != 0. Else mean Checkin resource.
  restype: Indicates type of resource to be checked in or out.
 */
-static char
+static int
 vortex_adb_checkinout(vortex_t * vortex, int resmap[], int out, int restype)
 {
 	int i, qty = resnum[restype], resinuse = 0;