diff --git a/drivers/crypto/ccree/cc_aead.c b/drivers/crypto/ccree/cc_aead.c
index d3e8faa03f15..64d318dc0d47 100644
--- a/drivers/crypto/ccree/cc_aead.c
+++ b/drivers/crypto/ccree/cc_aead.c
@@ -293,7 +293,8 @@ static unsigned int xcbc_setkey(struct cc_hw_desc *desc,
 	return 4;
 }
 
-static int hmac_setkey(struct cc_hw_desc *desc, struct cc_aead_ctx *ctx)
+static unsigned int hmac_setkey(struct cc_hw_desc *desc,
+				struct cc_aead_ctx *ctx)
 {
 	unsigned int hmac_pad_const[2] = { HMAC_IPAD_CONST, HMAC_OPAD_CONST };
 	unsigned int digest_ofs = 0;