diff --git a/drivers/staging/comedi/drivers/adv_pci1710.c b/drivers/staging/comedi/drivers/adv_pci1710.c
index 692893c7e5c3d..090607760be6b 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/comedi/drivers/adv_pci1710.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/comedi/drivers/adv_pci1710.c
@@ -300,11 +300,11 @@ static int pci1710_ai_eoc(struct comedi_device *dev,
 static int pci1710_ai_read_sample(struct comedi_device *dev,
 				  struct comedi_subdevice *s,
 				  unsigned int cur_chan,
-				  unsigned int *val)
+				  unsigned short *val)
 {
 	const struct boardtype *board = dev->board_ptr;
 	struct pci1710_private *devpriv = dev->private;
-	unsigned int sample;
+	unsigned short sample;
 	unsigned int chan;
 
 	sample = inw(dev->iobase + PCI171X_AD_DATA_REG);
@@ -345,7 +345,7 @@ static int pci1710_ai_insn_read(struct comedi_device *dev,
 	pci1710_ai_setup_chanlist(dev, s, &insn->chanspec, 1, 1);
 
 	for (i = 0; i < insn->n; i++) {
-		unsigned int val;
+		unsigned short val;
 
 		/* start conversion */
 		outw(0, dev->iobase + PCI171X_SOFTTRG_REG);
@@ -395,7 +395,7 @@ static void pci1710_handle_every_sample(struct comedi_device *dev,
 {
 	struct comedi_cmd *cmd = &s->async->cmd;
 	unsigned int status;
-	unsigned int val;
+	unsigned short val;
 	int ret;
 
 	status = inw(dev->iobase + PCI171X_STATUS_REG);
@@ -455,7 +455,7 @@ static void pci1710_handle_fifo(struct comedi_device *dev,
 	}
 
 	for (i = 0; i < devpriv->max_samples; i++) {
-		unsigned int val;
+		unsigned short val;
 		int ret;
 
 		ret = pci1710_ai_read_sample(dev, s, s->async->cur_chan, &val);