diff --git a/services/audioflinger/AudioFlinger.cpp b/services/audioflinger/AudioFlinger.cpp
index 90b4dbaa52c08..b23897959353e 100644
--- a/services/audioflinger/AudioFlinger.cpp
+++ b/services/audioflinger/AudioFlinger.cpp
@@ -294,7 +294,7 @@ status_t AudioFlinger::dumpInternals(int fd, const Vector<String16>& args)
     const size_t SIZE = 256;
     char buffer[SIZE];
     String8 result;
-    int hardwareStatus = mHardwareStatus;
+    hardware_call_state hardwareStatus = mHardwareStatus;
 
     snprintf(buffer, SIZE, "Hardware status: %d\n", hardwareStatus);
     result.append(buffer);
diff --git a/services/audioflinger/AudioFlinger.h b/services/audioflinger/AudioFlinger.h
index ff8dedbce0814..f99e7647e50cf 100644
--- a/services/audioflinger/AudioFlinger.h
+++ b/services/audioflinger/AudioFlinger.h
@@ -1383,7 +1383,7 @@ mutable Mutex               mLock;      // mutex for process, commands and handl
                 mutable     Mutex                   mHardwareLock;
                 audio_hw_device_t*                  mPrimaryHardwareDev;
                 Vector<audio_hw_device_t*>          mAudioHwDevs;
-    mutable     int                                 mHardwareStatus;
+    mutable     hardware_call_state                 mHardwareStatus;    // for dump only
 
 
                 DefaultKeyedVector< int, sp<PlaybackThread> >  mPlaybackThreads;