diff --git a/drivers/platform/chrome/cros_ec_typec.c b/drivers/platform/chrome/cros_ec_typec.c
index 3fcd27ec9ad8f..10ef1fc75c0e1 100644
--- a/drivers/platform/chrome/cros_ec_typec.c
+++ b/drivers/platform/chrome/cros_ec_typec.c
@@ -591,7 +591,8 @@ static int cros_typec_port_update(struct cros_typec_data *typec, int port_num)
 		dev_warn(typec->dev, "Configure muxes failed, err = %d\n", ret);
 
 	return usb_role_switch_set_role(typec->ports[port_num]->role_sw,
-					!!(resp.role & PD_CTRL_RESP_ROLE_DATA));
+					resp.role & PD_CTRL_RESP_ROLE_DATA
+					? USB_ROLE_HOST : USB_ROLE_DEVICE);
 }
 
 static int cros_typec_get_cmd_version(struct cros_typec_data *typec)