diff --git a/include/dm/ofnode.h b/include/dm/ofnode.h
index 1be5ba4..4ab2ae1 100644
--- a/include/dm/ofnode.h
+++ b/include/dm/ofnode.h
@@ -224,7 +224,7 @@
  * @def:	default value to return if the property has no value
  * @return property value, or @def if not found
  */
-int ofnode_read_u32_default(ofnode ref, const char *propname, u32 def);
+u32 ofnode_read_u32_default(ofnode ref, const char *propname, u32 def);
 
 /**
  * ofnode_read_s32_default() - Read a 32-bit integer from a property