diff --git a/drivers/hwmon/emc6w201.c b/drivers/hwmon/emc6w201.c
index a98c917b5888f219ad219ebb7ed7b20d7d937dea..789bd4fb329b9b2eeca82b07751ab538b5c19e9a 100644
--- a/drivers/hwmon/emc6w201.c
+++ b/drivers/hwmon/emc6w201.c
@@ -187,7 +187,7 @@ static struct emc6w201_data *emc6w201_update_device(struct device *dev)
  * Sysfs callback functions
  */
 
-static const u16 nominal_mv[6] = { 2500, 1500, 3300, 5000, 1500, 1500 };
+static const s16 nominal_mv[6] = { 2500, 1500, 3300, 5000, 1500, 1500 };
 
 static ssize_t show_in(struct device *dev, struct device_attribute *devattr,
 	char *buf)