diff --git a/drivers/soc/qcom/smem.c b/drivers/soc/qcom/smem.c
index f0ee8beaa17b..6612c2fa35f6 100644
--- a/drivers/soc/qcom/smem.c
+++ b/drivers/soc/qcom/smem.c
@@ -640,7 +640,7 @@ static void *qcom_smem_get_private(struct qcom_smem *smem,
  * Looks up smem item and returns pointer to it. Size of smem
  * item is returned in @size.
  */
-void *qcom_smem_get(unsigned host, unsigned item, size_t *size)
+void *qcom_smem_get(unsigned int host, unsigned int item, size_t *size)
 {
 	struct smem_partition *part;
 	unsigned long flags;
diff --git a/include/linux/soc/qcom/smem.h b/include/linux/soc/qcom/smem.h
index 86e1b358688a..fee6c397c964 100644
--- a/include/linux/soc/qcom/smem.h
+++ b/include/linux/soc/qcom/smem.h
@@ -5,8 +5,14 @@
 #define QCOM_SMEM_HOST_ANY -1
 
 int qcom_smem_alloc(unsigned host, unsigned item, size_t size);
-void *qcom_smem_get(unsigned host, unsigned item, size_t *size);
-
+#if IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_QCOM_SMEM)
+void *qcom_smem_get(unsigned int host, unsigned int item, size_t *size);
+#else
+static inline void *qcom_smem_get(unsigned int host, unsigned int item, size_t *size)
+{
+	return ERR_PTR(ENODEV);
+}
+#endif
 int qcom_smem_get_free_space(unsigned host);
 
 phys_addr_t qcom_smem_virt_to_phys(void *p);