diff --git a/plat/nvidia/tegra/common/tegra_topology.c b/plat/nvidia/tegra/common/tegra_topology.c
index c423d8c3e..4f6cf932e 100644
--- a/plat/nvidia/tegra/common/tegra_topology.c
+++ b/plat/nvidia/tegra/common/tegra_topology.c
@@ -18,15 +18,15 @@
  * to convert an MPIDR to a unique linear index. An error code (-1) is returned
  * in case the MPIDR is invalid.
  ******************************************************************************/
-int plat_core_pos_by_mpidr(u_register_t mpidr)
+int32_t plat_core_pos_by_mpidr(u_register_t mpidr)
 {
 	u_register_t cluster_id, cpu_id;
-	int result;
+	int32_t result;
 
 	cluster_id = (mpidr >> (u_register_t)MPIDR_AFF1_SHIFT) & (u_register_t)MPIDR_AFFLVL_MASK;
 	cpu_id = (mpidr >> (u_register_t)MPIDR_AFF0_SHIFT) & (u_register_t)MPIDR_AFFLVL_MASK;
 
-	result = (int)cpu_id + ((int)cluster_id * 4);
+	result = (int32_t)cpu_id + ((int32_t)cluster_id * 4);
 
 	if (cluster_id >= (u_register_t)PLATFORM_CLUSTER_COUNT) {
 		result = PSCI_E_NOT_PRESENT;