diff --git a/drivers/infiniband/hw/mthca/mthca_memfree.c b/drivers/infiniband/hw/mthca/mthca_memfree.c
index 7bd7a4b..d63b1a1 100644
--- a/drivers/infiniband/hw/mthca/mthca_memfree.c
+++ b/drivers/infiniband/hw/mthca/mthca_memfree.c
@@ -487,7 +487,8 @@
 	}
 }
 
-int mthca_alloc_db(struct mthca_dev *dev, int type, u32 qn, __be32 **db)
+int mthca_alloc_db(struct mthca_dev *dev, enum mthca_db_type type,
+		   u32 qn, __be32 **db)
 {
 	int group;
 	int start, end, dir;
diff --git a/drivers/infiniband/hw/mthca/mthca_memfree.h b/drivers/infiniband/hw/mthca/mthca_memfree.h
index bafa515..29c01a4 100644
--- a/drivers/infiniband/hw/mthca/mthca_memfree.h
+++ b/drivers/infiniband/hw/mthca/mthca_memfree.h
@@ -173,7 +173,8 @@
 
 int mthca_init_db_tab(struct mthca_dev *dev);
 void mthca_cleanup_db_tab(struct mthca_dev *dev);
-int mthca_alloc_db(struct mthca_dev *dev, int type, u32 qn, __be32 **db);
+int mthca_alloc_db(struct mthca_dev *dev, enum mthca_db_type type,
+		   u32 qn, __be32 **db);
 void mthca_free_db(struct mthca_dev *dev, int type, int db_index);
 
 #endif /* MTHCA_MEMFREE_H */