diff --git a/drivers/cpufreq/speedstep-lib.c b/drivers/cpufreq/speedstep-lib.c
index 0b66df4ed513..f8b42e981635 100644
--- a/drivers/cpufreq/speedstep-lib.c
+++ b/drivers/cpufreq/speedstep-lib.c
@@ -378,16 +378,16 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(speedstep_detect_processor);
  *                     DETECT SPEEDSTEP SPEEDS                       *
  *********************************************************************/
 
-unsigned int speedstep_get_freqs(enum speedstep_processor processor,
-				  unsigned int *low_speed,
-				  unsigned int *high_speed,
-				  unsigned int *transition_latency,
-				  void (*set_state) (unsigned int state))
+int speedstep_get_freqs(enum speedstep_processor processor,
+			unsigned int *low_speed,
+			unsigned int *high_speed,
+			unsigned int *transition_latency,
+			void (*set_state)(unsigned int state))
 {
 	unsigned int prev_speed;
-	unsigned int ret = 0;
 	unsigned long flags;
 	ktime_t tv1, tv2;
+	int ret = 0;
 
 	if ((!processor) || (!low_speed) || (!high_speed) || (!set_state))
 		return -EINVAL;
diff --git a/drivers/cpufreq/speedstep-lib.h b/drivers/cpufreq/speedstep-lib.h
index dc762ea786be..48329647d4c4 100644
--- a/drivers/cpufreq/speedstep-lib.h
+++ b/drivers/cpufreq/speedstep-lib.h
@@ -41,8 +41,8 @@ extern unsigned int speedstep_get_frequency(enum speedstep_processor processor);
  * SPEEDSTEP_LOW; the second argument is zero so that no
  * cpufreq_notify_transition calls are initiated.
  */
-extern unsigned int speedstep_get_freqs(enum speedstep_processor processor,
-	unsigned int *low_speed,
-	unsigned int *high_speed,
-	unsigned int *transition_latency,
-	void (*set_state) (unsigned int state));
+extern int speedstep_get_freqs(enum speedstep_processor processor,
+			       unsigned int *low_speed,
+			       unsigned int *high_speed,
+			       unsigned int *transition_latency,
+			       void (*set_state)(unsigned int state));