diff --git a/arch/mips/Kconfig b/arch/mips/Kconfig
index 5c30ae981d..21066f0fda 100644
--- a/arch/mips/Kconfig
+++ b/arch/mips/Kconfig
@@ -253,7 +253,7 @@ config SYS_DCACHE_SIZE
 	  The total size of the L1 Dcache, if known at compile time.
 
 config SYS_DCACHE_LINE_SIZE
-	hex
+	int
 	default 0
 	help
 	  The size of L1 Dcache lines, if known at compile time.