diff --git a/libavutil/common.h b/libavutil/common.h
index d8f2c40ade..92c0d08552 100644
--- a/libavutil/common.h
+++ b/libavutil/common.h
@@ -437,7 +437,7 @@ static inline int clip(int a, int amin, int amax)
         return a;
 }
 
-static inline int clip_uint8(int a)
+static inline uint8_t clip_uint8(int a)
 {
     if (a&(~255)) return (-a)>>31;
     else          return a;