diff --git a/src/common/wpa_common.c b/src/common/wpa_common.c
index efc8a45f8..6eb1e6631 100644
--- a/src/common/wpa_common.c
+++ b/src/common/wpa_common.c
@@ -1620,7 +1620,7 @@ int wpa_cipher_rsc_len(int cipher)
 }
 
 
-int wpa_cipher_to_alg(int cipher)
+enum wpa_alg wpa_cipher_to_alg(int cipher)
 {
 	switch (cipher) {
 	case WPA_CIPHER_CCMP_256:
diff --git a/src/common/wpa_common.h b/src/common/wpa_common.h
index ce7479140..4e952c1f8 100644
--- a/src/common/wpa_common.h
+++ b/src/common/wpa_common.h
@@ -437,7 +437,7 @@ int wpa_ft_parse_ies(const u8 *ies, size_t ies_len, struct wpa_ft_ies *parse);
 
 int wpa_cipher_key_len(int cipher);
 int wpa_cipher_rsc_len(int cipher);
-int wpa_cipher_to_alg(int cipher);
+enum wpa_alg wpa_cipher_to_alg(int cipher);
 int wpa_cipher_valid_group(int cipher);
 int wpa_cipher_valid_pairwise(int cipher);
 int wpa_cipher_valid_mgmt_group(int cipher);