diff --git a/sound/soc/soc-topology.c b/sound/soc/soc-topology.c
index b8690715abb5..c25939c5611b 100644
--- a/sound/soc/soc-topology.c
+++ b/sound/soc/soc-topology.c
@@ -1588,7 +1588,7 @@ static int soc_tplg_dapm_widget_create(struct soc_tplg *tplg,
 
 	/* map user to kernel widget ID */
 	template.id = get_widget_id(le32_to_cpu(w->id));
-	if (template.id < 0)
+	if ((int)template.id < 0)
 		return template.id;
 
 	/* strings are allocated here, but used and freed by the widget */